Fears ANC factional battles could weaken Tshwane

The ANC Greater Tshwane regional leadership is embroiled in a factional battle that could affect future party provincial election outcomes as the province's strength hinges on Tshwane, the second-largest after the Greater Johannesburg region.

- Eric Mthobeli Naki

Eleven members of the Greater Tshwane regional task team (RTT), led by deputy convenor Frans Boshielo, deputy coordinator Sidwell Manana and fundraiser Simphiwe Mbatha, have written to Luthuli House and the Gauteng ANC leadership complaining about the manipulation of the branch elections process by certain RTT members.

The leaders, who called themselves Concerned Regional Executive Committee Members, point fingers at regional coordinator George Matjila and his allies for manipulating the current branch election processes.

The leadership told the ANC top structures nationally and in the province about their intention to cleanse the rogue elements within their structures where they identified "wrong" and "un-ANC" conduct.

They insisted on moving with speed to develop a programme to deal with the tendencies as a collective Tshwane ANC REC.