Durban - The ANC in KwaZulu-Natal was happy with the progress made in handling various disciplinary cases against members who transgressed the party line, it said at a media briefing on Wednesday.
The briefing was on the outcomes of the party’s provincial executive committee (PEC) meeting held at Moses Mabhida region last week.
Among the cases the party is dealing with are members who undermined party policy by challenging outcomes of election processes at different levels.
In November, members marched to the party offices challenging the credibility of the party’s provincial elective conference which saw provincial chairman, Sihle Zikalala, emerging victorious. Those marching were supporters of Zikalala’s opponent, Senzo Mchunu.
Zikalala won the race 780 votes to 105. Other cases include members who attempted to disrupt the party’s PEC lekgotla last year.
Provincial secretary, Super Zuma, said: “A number of comrades have gone through the DC process. We’re really encouraged by the co-operation we receive and some comrades have since written apology letters.
“We view the DC process as a corrective measure based on the co-operation of individual members. It is not a tool to target certain members.”
He could not offer the number of finalised cases since this was “work in progress”.
Currently the ANC is dealing with appeals from various regions where members do not seem to understand the processes or violation of the selection processes they are suspected to have been violated.
“We have had to intervene in eThekwini, Moses Mabhida regions, and certain branches. It is a matter of educating the communities on how the processes work. I couldn’t sleep on Wednesday (Tuesday) engaging with branches which have appealed their nomination process.”
Zuma said the PEC resolved to support party president Jacob Zuma and blamed the “tragedies” befalling the party on a counter-revolutionary agenda supported by the West, including America, to change government through undemocratic means.
Asked if the ANC had proof to back-up the allegation, Zuma said these are politics “so you can’t prove” an agenda.
“Actions and behaviour that is trying to undermine the democratic regime to such an extent that others are threatening to remove government through the barrel of the gun are evidence enough of this agenda,” he said.
He said: “We are humbled by the level of honest and frank engagements displayed by our structures during their reflections on the outcomes and implications of the recent Constitutional Court Judgment on the Nkandla matter. No matter how many tragedies come our way, we must vow to stay on course until we succeed.”
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