The ANC's eThekwini chair Zandile Gumede was conspicuously absent at the Durban high court on Monday, where pre-trial proceedings for her and 21 co-accused were held.
Supporters of embattled former eThekwini mayor and corruption-accused Zandile Gumede claim she is leading the pack in the race for the hotly contested ANC regional chairperson post.