The party’s NEC has been in several meetings since Monday to scrutinise the ANC’s list of candidates, some of which have corruption allegations hanging over their heads.
The ANC’s National Executive Council , which is its highest decision-making body in between conferences, has been in several extended meetings since Monday, scrutinising the party’s list of candidates.ANC not ruling out state capture or corruption-accused members for national, provincial lists
The conundrum facing the governing party is on whether it should or should not include members who have been implicated in state capture, and are before its integrity commission, on its list. ANC stalwarts Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma and Pravin Gordhan have made the party’s job a bit easier by announcing theirHowever, questions remain over other popular longstanding members like Zweli Mkhize and Zandile Gumede, who made themselves available for selection but have corruption accusations hanging over their heads.
Even key allies of the party’s president, like Gwede Mantashe and Zizi Kodwa, have allegations linked to the State Capture Commissio hanging over their heads. The final ANC list, which will be submitted in a few hours, will take into consideration gender, race, and youth representation.
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