Hundreds of councillors countrywide are in the firing line as the ANC targets illegally elected councillors – both ward and PR representatives who were elected during the November local government elections.
General views of the African National Congress headquarters Luthuli House in Johannesburg on 9 December 2020. Picture: Michel Bega
That’s the question on many lips as the governing party’s national executive committee convenes this weekend, to make what could be a watershed moment decision in line with its resolution on renewal and unity, taken at Nasrec almost five years ago.targets illegally elected councillors – both ward and PR representatives who were elected during the November local government elections.
He believed there was no guarantee the ANC would win all the seats left vacant by the cheaters in future by-elections. The NEC was expected to adopt the report of the electoral committee, chaired by former president Kgalema Motlanthe to be presented at the NEC session, which began on Friday and runs until toomorrow.
Political analyst prof Dirk Kotze said the ANC’s approach was risky, but it had to be done because the party undertook to correct its mistake.
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