ANC unity not a pipe dream - Mantashe
Johannesburg - Uniting the African National Congress is not a pipe dream, secretary-general Gwede Mantashe says.
"It’s never a pipe dream to build unity for an organisation. It is what you aspire, you set for yourself, to be an objective, and you invest time and energy in it," Mantashe said on Thursday.
He was addressing journalists as the party's first national executive committee meeting was underway in Irene, Pretoria, to finalise its January 8 statement which will be delivered by President Jacob Zuma on Sunday.
The theme for the Orlando Stadium celebration to mark the ANC's 105th birthday celebrations is Unity in Action.
It comes as the party battles deep divisions, which have intensified ahead of its elective conference in December. Some within the party have already pronounced a preference for who should succeed Zuma.