LISTEN | Ramaphosa heckled as ANC conference gets under way

ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa struggled to make himself heard above former president Jacob Zuma's supporters on Friday as the party's 55th elective conference finally got under way

Large contingent from KwaZulu-Natal tries to drown out the president as he delivers the party’s political reportMembers of the ANC heckle party president Cyril Ramaphosa as he delivers the political report during the 55th ANC national conference at Nasrec, Johannesburg.President Cyril Ramaphosa struggled to make himself heard above former president Jacob Zuma’s supporters on Friday as the party’s 55th national conference finally got under way.

Its start was delayed by several hours as delegates tried to register. Many groups from out of town only arrived in Johannesburg in the morning.As proceedings began at about 4.30pm, Zuma walked into the hall with a large contingent from KwaZulu-Natal as Ramaphosa took to the stage to deliver the party’s political report. At one point a group shouted “Load-shedding! Step aside!”, while others chanted “Change!”.

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