ANC spokesperson Mahlengi Bhengu says the party vetted all its candidates checking criminal records, work experience and education to ensure that they qualify for the list.
Bhengu was speaking at a press briefing at the ANC headquarters in the Johannesburg on the candidate list of the ANC for the incoming administration post“We are having a new crop coming in and taking the baton because we have a number of senior leaders from the alliance who are now taking retirement and from within the ANC,” Bhengu said.
Bhengu said the ANC will make the names of those who are taking retirement public on Monday at a briefing by the Secretary General Fikile Mbalula.Bhengu said there were about 2 400 candidates who had been nominated to be on the list but only 284 made it to the final list. “If you look at the candidate list of the ANC at the province at a national level you should be able to see various strata various classes and various social formations. It must be a microcosm of society. You must see young people which is why, for the first time, I am anticipating some of the youngestAccording to Bhengu this showed that the ANC had done vigorous checks and balances in ensuring that those chosen for public office are quality candidates.
Bhengu said the process of choosing candidates was so stringent that even things like maintenance of children were checked.WATCH: ‘Anyone who is threatening any form of unrest will be arrested,’ warns Ramaphosa‘There are other avenues to vent frustration’ – analyst on MK’s anarchy threats
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