uMkhonto we Sizwe Military Veterans Association President Kebby Maphatsoe says factionalism and disunity within the African National Congress (ANC) is now prevalent in the party’s National Executive Committee.
Maphatsoe was briefing the media on the outcomes of the association’s NEC meeting.
He said urgent, decisive and corrective action was needed to address challenges facing the governing party.
Maphatsoe says, “Hardly any decisions are taken because factions fight each other to a standstill. This is reflected in the communiques or media statements that are issued after NEC meetings. There is no decisive leadership. The statement that the ANC NEC issued after the last NEC meeting was one of the worst examples of this sad reality. It was weak in the extreme, pontificated about corruption, while actually failing to take decisive action.”
Corruption allegations
Earlier this month, the ANC NEC said those who are accused of corruption and other serious crimes, including those charged in courts, may be expected to step aside from their positions or responsibilities.
ANC Spokesperson Pule Mabe says the NEC is embarrassed by corruption allegations:
