'Gatekeeping' must stop – ANC eThekwini branch official
16 April 2018
Various branches in the ANC eThekwini region gathered at Durban's South Beach on Monday where they called for issues around membership to be dealt with.
About 350 people gathered at the South Beach Amphitheatre, led by Ward 66 secretary and strong ally of the so-called "rebels" in the province, Thabani Nyawose.
Nyawose addressed the crowd, most of whom donned CR17 T-shirts. He promised the group that "gatekeeping", a process where obtaining party membership is purposefully made difficult, would stop.
He said that following a meeting with regional and provincial leadership, less red tape for membership applications was expected.