DA calls on ANC in KZN to end systemic factionalism and put the people first
18 September 2017
The Democratic Alliance today calls on the collective ANC leadership in KwaZulu-Natal and the National Executive Committee to end the systemic factionalism within the province and start putting the people first.
Our call follows recent events within the ANC which come as a result of two conflicting centres of power – a situation with all the ingredients necessary to throw this province into chaos.
Adding fuel to the fire is the recent court finding that the current ANC leadership is illegal, along with calls from former Premier Senzo Mchunu’s camp for the current leadership under Sihle Zikalala to vacate their office – a move which has taken party divisions a step further as Zikalala’s camp ignores the ANC NEC while unilaterally announcing that an appeal will be lodged against the court.
The DA regards this ongoing factionalism as a threat to the legislature and its responsibilities of governance and oversight. We have already witnessed the indefinite postponement of legislature sittings and committees not sitting as a result of being inquorate. This is unacceptable.