Intense lobbying is taking place within the ANC, to save ANC Youth League president Julius Malema from undergoing any disciplinary action.

Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi will not accept a nomination to the national executive committee (NEC) of the African National Congress (ANC), Cosatu said on Thursday. Cosatu spokesperson Patrick Craven said the congress was seriously concerned about leaders who embraced "patronage".