African National Congress Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula says the disbandment of the party’s Provincial Executive Committees in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal is not a foregone conclusion.
This follows fears that the two provincial structures could be disbanded after their dismal performance in the May 29 polls. Although the ANC in Gauteng is leading the provincial government, it only scooped 35% of the votes, while in KZN the ANC was in third place, after garnering 17% of the votes. The ANC National Working Committee is meeting the Gauteng leadership today after meeting their KZN counterparts last week.y, Mbalula says, “There is no fate accompli in terms of Gauteng and KZN. We will meet with them and from there we will go to the NWC and from the NWC we will go to the NEC. Even on Monday, it will be the same process. We will engage with them and we will tell them what we think. Whatever decision we arrive at, it will be a decision to strengthen the ANC in Gauteng and KZN.
After today’s meeting the outcomes will then be tabled before another NWC meeting before a final decision that would be taken. The party’s year-end National Executive Committee meeting scheduled for this coming Saturday.