Zandile Gumede: KZN PEC at odds after working committee recommends she be recalled
The ANC's provincial executive committee (PEC) in KwaZulu-Natal could not agree on whether to recall eThekwini mayor and party heavyweight Zandile Gumede, sources have told News24.
Two party insiders told News24 the executive committee, which held a two-day meeting at the weekend, was at odds over Gumede's fate.
This after its provincial working committee (PWC) recommended that she be recalled after it compiled a report into her fitness to hold office, two independent officials told News24.
The PEC announced on Tuesday that it was extending Gumede's special leave for a second time as a decision on her future had still not been made.
Provincial secretary Mdumiseni Ntuli made the announcement at the ANC's headquarters in KZN on Tuesday.Ntuli said provincial leaders had received a report from the PWC on those members who are facing court challenges. It decided to allow more time for the PEC to finalise matters against the affected members.