THE African National Congress will not be disbanding its provincial structures in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng according to the deputy president.
The Provincial Executive Committees (PECs) in KZN and Gauteng were criticised for their poor performance in the May elections.
The party received just 16.99% of the vote in KZN and only 34.76% in Gauteng.
While the leadership structure in the two provinces has been scrutinised, Deputy President Paul Mashatile denied that it could be dissolved.
The deputy president made the comments following a meeting between the PECs and the ANC’s National Working Committee (NWC).
He added that he was aware of rumours stating that the ANC met with the PECs to dissolve them, but that was not the case.
“We’re not dissolving anyone. We are engaging. We’re coming up with plans,” he added.
ANC Secretary General Fikile Mbalula previously discussed potential scenarios for both provinces, saying that disbanding them was one option.
Mbalula made the comments in the first meeting with the KZN PEC and then reiterated them after the discussion with Gauteng.
The deputy president has now shut that idea down.
South Africans commented on the news were confused by Mashatile’s statement, which contradicted Mbalula’s previous statement.
Meanwhile, the SACP is hosting its year end conference in Boksbug.
Amongst contentious issues to be discussed is whether the communist party should contest elections separate from the ANC.
Image (Who will hit that note a notch up? ANC SG- Fikile Mbalula and Dep Pres Paul Mashatile, seem to not be hitting the same cord).
