Since emerging as the leading contender against the incumbent Cyril Ramaphosa for the position of ANC president, the former health minister has spent the past few months crisscrossing the country delivering lectures, meeting ANC regions and lobbyists, ...
Unlike political parties in other democracies around the world, the leadership of the ruling African National Congress will not have a public debate during which contenders will tell members of the public what they will do once they assume positions.
On Tuesday he spent hours listening to and addressing the plight of university students at his alma mater, the University of KwaZulu-Natal . Although Mkhize has been given a nod of approval from the overwhelming majority of ANC structures in KwaZulu-Natal to run for the ANC presidency, he faces an uphill battle to convince sceptical ANC structures in the nation’s other eight provinces that he is the best man for the job. He and his campaign team say they will campaign until the final hour when more than 4,000 delegates go on to cast their votes for the new leadership of the party.
“The law will apply equally without favouritism or protected sides,” he said, in what was an apparent jibe at President Cyril Ramaphosa — who some accuse of being treated with kid gloves by the party in connection with the Phala Phala scandal.ANC Integrity Commission – Phala Phala has deepened divisions and Ramaphosa must take NEC and country into his confidence
Before the Digital Vibes scandal, there were talks that he could be Ramaphosa’s running mate as the deputy president in this elective conference. “I have a problem with how the Special Investigations Unit tried to distort the situation to what it was not. By the time they met to interview me they had made up their mind and had already written their report.”
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