Mbalula gives ANC Joburg, other regions five-day deadline to hold oft-delayed conferences

Mbalula gives ANC Joburg, other regions five-day deadline to hold oft-delayed conferences

ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula has issued strict instructions to three of the party’s regional structures, including the City of Johannesburg, to hold their much-delayed elective conferences by Wednesday, 3 December.

Mbalula says ANC Johannesburg regional conference must sit no later than 3 December – The Mail & Guardian

ANC secretary general Fikile Mbalula has instructed the party’s Gauteng leadership to ensure that the Johannesburg regional conference is held no later than 3 December, as the party’s National General Council (NGC) is scheduled for later in the month. On Thursday, senior Johannesburg ANC leaders told the Mail & Guardian that the conference would take place from 5 to 7 December, but Mbalula has rejected that date. In a letter seen by the M&G — da…

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