Eight incidents that show how the ANC is going to war with Zuma and his allies
There was a time when the party projected unity at all costs. These days, it's every man or woman for themselves
As tensions in the ANC became public‚ many senior politicians are speaking out against Jacob Zuma and his allies. Here are eight recent incidents which illustrate how deep the tensions run. 1. Mantashe takes on the Public Protector ANC secretary general Gwede Mantashe‚ who is now facing the organisation’s integrity committee‚ criticised new public protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane. He called her decision to ask for a review of the Reserve Bank’s independent powers in managing the currency an "overreach". “On the powers of the Reserve Bank and the Constitution‚ I think that’s Public Protector overreach. The Reserve Bank is right in reviewing it [ in court] because that’s the only way you can challenge this‚ you can review properly.” He warned of dire economic implications of her decision. Mantashe added: “The Reserve Bank is doing its work. The mistake we can commit in South Africa‚ which is popular‚ is to play around with the institution that gives us credibility‚ and we lose that credib...
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