ANC branches nowhere near ready for elective conference - With only 772 of the 3 979 branches having run successful branch general meetings, the ANC conference risks not convening
With only 11 days until the deadline for ANC branches to nominate candidates for the top positions in the party, only a fraction of the party’s 3 979 branches have run successful meetings.
“When the NEC said we must investigate because there is a trend that the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal are targeted by the reduction of their numbers while Limpopo branches are increased there was a push back.” “There must be an explanation on where the branches are and why they keep being disqualified. That branches dont quorate is a big problem. Gauteng argued that we must increase the number of. Some argued that if you do that, that is a recipe for disaster because it opens up manipulation and branches can harvest IDs. The conference is at risk of not sitting. That is why some are saying it must sit within the 70% threshold.
The presentation showed that Gauteng has had the least number of branch general meetings. Only 105 branches out of the 468 that have qualified to participate in theKwaZulu-Natal In Limpopo, 559 branches have qualified to participate in the nomination process with 449 branches convened so far. As of 9 October 134 have qualified and 315 were disqualified. This means that 425 branches are outstanding.
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