The ANC in KwaZulu-Natal will first engage with its members who acted in a disorderly manner in Nkandla to see if they showed remorse for the behaviour before deciding on suspending them.
“The issues around former president Jacob Zuma have divided the nation and we are always concerned about the instability it brings not just to the province but to the county. There are too strong opinions over the matter and we are aware that it is more intense in KZN. We are also concerned about the impact his arrest would have. It is definitely a negative impact,” Ntuli said.
Duarte said the NEC had decided Ntuli and the secretary-general's office had to institute an investigation and take disciplinary action against ANC members who held a mass gathering outside Zuma's home. Ntuli said after a meeting with Duarte on Wednesday, they agreed that in some cases, the national ANC had to step in to institute disciplinary proceedings.
“We will be looking at those who burnt the T-shirts and fired gunshots. Those with glaring acts of misconduct. We will first bring them in and try to understand their reasons and see if they can show any remorse before we decide to suspend them,” Ntuli said.