Titus Mafulo to now lead ANC task team looking into small party links
27 September 2019
The former political adviser to former president Thabo Mbeki, Titus Mafulo, has taken over the reins from former president Kgalema Motlanthe as the chairperson of the task team looking into links between some of its members and the establishment of smaller parties in the lead-up to the national elections.
In May, the ANC's national working committee (NWC) resolved to investigate following claims the party's secretary-general, Ace Magashule, and former president Jacob Zuma were the masterminds behind the establishment of the African Transformation Movement (ATM).
News24 understands a report from the task team is expected in the next two weeks.
The ATM, led by Vuyolwethu Zungula, was one of many small parties that emerged in the lead-up to the 2019 general elections, with some inside and out of the governing party claiming it was a plot to dramatically reduce the ANC's majority and possibly even force it into coalitions.