The ANC’s step-aside rule is set to dominate the battle for control of Nelson Mandela Bay this weekend, threatening to derail the campaign of a faction determined to unseat regional chair and mayor Babalwa Lobishe at the party’s long-delayed elective conference.
The conference, scheduled for Nelson Mandela University’s Gold Fields Auditorium, has been postponed four times amid ongoing branch disputes.
ANC regional task team co-ordinator Siphiwo Tshaka confirmed on Wednesday that all outstanding disputes had been resolved, with the region now meeting the 70% threshold of qualified branches required to proceed.
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