Conference however notes strong concerns on the perceived lack of consistency in applying step aside

There was strong support for the president’s recent announcement of interventions to help stabilise Eskom and improve its plant performance

The former president believes that the policy conference must come out with a recommendation giving the integrity committee more teeth

The ANC chairperson allegedly accused delegates of wanting to collapse the conference after calls to assess the NEC’s performance

The resolution to heed state capture recommendations will survive ANC conference because the president can proclaim commitment to renewal while scandal corners him into compromise

President is expected to deliver the opening address on Friday morning

If the conference is misjudged then, like the Titanic, the ANC will sink

The party’s decision to relook at the deployment process could result in a broadening of the pool of candidates for positions.

Party’s policy conference could provide clarity on its future direction and clues about the likely contenders for leadership positions

The DA is stuck in classical liberalism when there are new ways of thinking about capitalism and the role of the state – and its denial of race as a concept is disingenuous