The organisational renewal commission also decided that the integrity commission should be awarded constitutional powers to make binding decisions.
President Jacob Zuma’s fate as head of state will rest in the hands of the ANC’s new national executive committee (NEC), which can recall him “if it is in the best interests of the ANC,” the party’s organisational renewal committee chairperson Fikile Mbalula said on Wednesday.
Mbalula chaired the commission which discussed how to strengthen the party’s structures and control of government. During a debate on the so-called two centres of power, which relates to Zuma remaining head of state while Cyril Ramaphosa is president of the ANC, the commission said the NEC would have the final say.
The organisational renewal commission also decided that the integrity commission should be awarded constitutional powers to make binding decisions. This proposal was taken to the main plenary where another proposal to limit its powers to making recommendations to the NEC was also heard.
The commission also wants to make it compulsory for candidates campaigning for elections in the party to declare their sources of income. “The question of money, branding of vehicles … It must be known that you have money but where does it come from? So we don’t entertain the question of money laundering,” Mbalula said.