New leaders of the ANC in KwaZulu-Natal were announced in the early hours of Sunday and they are not allies of party president Cyril Ramaphosa. A completely new leadership – from former president Jacob Zuma’s ‘Taliban’ slate – now runs the province. Hours after the elections, the ANC.
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At the risk of being heckled and booed by delegates, ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa is set to deliver the closing statement at the party’s ninth KwaZulu-Natal provincial conference.
This past weekend, social media users and analysts were shocked when Blade Nzimande was elected as chairperson of the South African Communist Party. The backlash was mainly because he has served as the party’s general secretary for almost 24 years and many felt he should give younger members.
Insisting that he is fully committed to the ANC and to the country, the president says he won't be bullied over the issue and has offered to appear before the party's integrity committee.