Gordhan planning to form new political party – KZN ANCYL
6 April 2017
Durban – The ANC Youth League (ANCYL) in KwaZulu-Natal believes that former finance minister Pravin Gordhan wants to form a new political party.
KwaZulu-Natal ANCYL secretary Thanduxolo Sabelo told News24 on Thursday that Gordhan's "public consultations" pointed to his aim of forming a splinter political party.
The ANCYL's belief was based on the history of splinter groups which have parted ways with the ANC in the past, said Sabelo.
"Terror Lekota started Cope after he lost in an ANC elective conference. He first had widespread consultations with society, claiming that he was defending the Constitution and the Freedom Charter, but ended up forming Cope. [Julius] Malema also did the same thing when he started the EFF," said Sabelo.