With the African National Congress national elective conference only a few months away, can the ANC rally behind whoever is elected? Can the party prevent factional splits until December arrives?
After continued criticism of the president, and a vote of no-confidence in August, former MP Makhosi Khoza has chosen to resign from the ANC. Is Khoza an outlier in the ANC constituency or the manifestation of a greater discontent within the ANC as a whole?
Come December the ANC will have at least six individuals contending for party leader. By the end of the conference one individual and one faction will rule the ANC. From there the ANC will be tasked with reuniting, opposing factions conceding to the majority, and the possible replacement of President Zuma. Failure to reunite could cost them their first loss in South Africa’s 2019 general election.
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