In WhatsApp exchanges between the organisers, which Eyewitness News has seen, concerns were raised over the apparent lack of clarity as to what role the ANC KZN provincial executive committee will play during Ramaphosa’s visit.
Former KwaZulu-Natal Treasury head Sipho Shabalala has been sentenced to an effective 15 years in prison for his role in the so-called “amigos case”, involving the award of a R44m contract for water purification plants by the provincial government.
Newly elected ANC KwaZulu-Natal chairperson, Siboniso Duma and four others won a tight race to lead the province to the ANC s December conference and toward the 2024 elections.
Following a delayed start, the sticky point of credentials – which often results in conferences being delayed by days, has passed at a relatively seamless gathering of ANC members in KZN.