The ANC's nominations for its top six positions raises several questions about the party's most publicised – and least questioned – efforts to break the cycle of women’s exclusion from the party's senior leadership positions, writes Sethulego Matebesi.
Sethulego MatebesiWomen remain in the cycle of exclusion as the ANC prepares for its elective conference at the end of the year, writes the author.
The almost in-your-face retort to the ANC's step-aside rule comes from none other than its suspended secretary general Ace Magashule, who recently said,"When I'm nominated, I can assure that I'm going to stand … whatever they nominate me for." He continued,"Charged or not charged, I'm going to stand if nominated because branches elected me."
Some interpret the chaos as indicative of the division within the ANC. Official responses to such criticism are often textured with unapologetic surreality or polite requests for the public to allow the party the space to deal with its own affairs.
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