The secretary general said discussion about the fate of KwaZulu-Natal was being hijacked by factionalism and premature mobilisation regarding the ANC succession issue
Leaders in the ANC believe that figures like Ndlozi could inject the necessary energy and expertise to drive renewal and build confidence in the party
Some Khayelitsha residents say the ANC has learned from its past mistakes and is ready to make amends
The president emphasised the party’s urgent need for renewal, calling it a choice between survival or demise
He also said Jacob Zuma was a ‘counter-revolutionary’ who ‘sold his people for nothing’
The party hopes to win back voters in the Western Cape, where its January 8 commemoration is being held
The party is expected to discuss the matter at its upcoming national executive committee meeting, set for next week
The SACP, EFF and uMkhonto weSizwe party are all looking at potential new alliances
The EFF president said the party would be ready to go into a coalition government with the ANC nationally once it dumped the Democratic Alliance
The EFF leader said Ndlozi was not at the conference and that it was not in the party’s interests to entertain such “nonsense”