The ANC has formulated rules that will guide campaigns, nominations and voting processes ahead of the party’s elective conference in December.
Among them is a first of its kind. The ANC will allow its top six contenders to arrange public debates as part of their campaigns before the conference.
The rules, contained in a document sent to provincial structures on Monday, will be overseen by the party’s Electoral Committee headed by former deputy president Kgalema Motlanthe. According to the document sent out by treasurer-general Paul Mashatile, campaign managers are prohibited from bussing and booking “their” delegates into hotels during the conference weekend, as per the norm.
“For all these gatherings, costs paid by a campaign must be restricted to venue-related costs, sound, travel and accommodation for organisers and candidates. Modest refreshments, excluding alcohol and other psychoactive substances, may be served where necessary,” the document reads. campaign workers and to interview members of campaign teams. The commission may order a full disclosure of all assets, properties, investments, donations and gifts of any member involved. This will require the full co-operation of the nominee. The commission mayThe document puts to a stop a culture of slates that have become tradition ahead of conferences. This is a list of the top six running mates that ANC campaigners distribute to the public.
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