'We have to unite ' - Gumede warns leaders against influencing eThekwini conference
15 October 2019
Former ANC eThekwini chairperson Zandile Gumede has warned those in the party's higher structures to refrain from attempting to influence its elective conference next year.
Gumede wrote a letter calling for unity in the region, saying she was alive to external and internal forces who wanted to influence the outcomes of the conference.
"We warn our comrades to not be influenced by money and business people within and outside of our movement. We also know that there are those who serve in higher structures who have a keen interest in the outcomes of the conference and they'll use all means to direct the outcomes. Let us be vigilant and close ranks.
"This is a regional conference not a provincial, nor a national conference. As the biggest region, we cannot be immune to such influences because of the strength of our numbers but our immediate task is to get our house in order. We have to unite and not allow former or current leaders at different levels to set the agenda for us in the region," she wrote.