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KZN boosts ANC’s Zumafication
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| Contributor | IndyGeorgia |
| Last Edited | IndyGeorgia Oct 01, 2012 10:29am |
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| Author | Mmanaledi Mataboge, Carien du Plessis and Sabelo Ndlangisa |
| News Date | Monday, October 1, 2012 04:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | While the focus has been on national politics, President Jacob Zuma’s lieutenants have been quietly rounding up their army for Mangaung.
And final ANC membership figures before its elective congress in Mangaung in December show how successful they have been.
The figures show that in three of the provinces in which his support is strongest – KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga and Free State – the number of foot soldiers has risen dramatically since January, and make up 48% of the ANC’s1.2 million members.
Although the ANC’s national executive committee (NEC) could not agree at a marathon meeting on Friday on a statistical formula to allocate delegates, the figures indicate Zuma could be safe.
Smaller provinces like Western Cape, which is anti-Zuma, want the formula to favour them because they say big provinces like KwaZulu-Natal benefit from their size.
Membership in Zuma’s home province and his strongest support base, KwaZulu-Natal, has shot up by almost 88 000 members to 331 820 in just eight months. |
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