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Security is tight for everyone attending the ANC\u2019s 14th Gauteng Conference. All attendees are subjected to security checks, including a bomb squad and sniffer dogs ensuring the venue is clear of any illegal substance.<\/p>\n
At the conference \u2013 taking place in Benoni, Ekurhuleni \u2013 all eyes are on two chairperson candidates, Panyaza Lesufi and Lebogang Maile.<\/p>\n
Lesufi and Maile said this conference wasn\u2019t about elections, but about the governing party\u2019s role in changing the lives of the people.<\/p>\n
Maile said they were looking forward to the conference and were hopeful it would produce radical policy changes which would have an impact on the lives of people, and help them with the transformation agenda.<\/p>\n
\u201cFor us, the conference is not just about the elections of leadership, but should be about looking at how we are doing as a governing party in the province. We want to wish all the delegates well in the deliberations and we will definitely work hard to ensure that it succeeds,\u201d said Maile.<\/p>\n
Delegates and officials have arrived but the conference which was scheduled to start early in the morning hasn\u2019t started yet.<\/p>\n
The ANC Gauteng Provincial Executive Committee (PEC) is currently meeting to resolve the Ekurhuleni quarantine votes. Until that has been resolved, the conference cannot take place.<\/p>\n
Outgoing secretary Jacob Khawe said the PEC had been instructed by the national executive committee (NEC) to resolve the matter ahead of the conference.<\/p>\n
He said the intention to do so was about clearing people\u2019s credentials so that when they get to the conference, they don\u2019t present something that is not complete, or create problems at the conference.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are about to start the conference. The PEC is in session to resolve the issue of quarantined branches of Ekurhuleni after being instructed by the NEC last night.\u201d<\/p>\n
Khawe said once the issue had been resolved, the provincial chairperson would start with the political report.<\/p>\n
Khawe said he was in the running for another term.<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t know if I am going to win. The ANC members must be given an opportunity to choose their leadership. I come from a school of thought that at all times we must respect democracy and we must subject ourselves to a democratic process, and delegates will decide,\u201d Khawe said.<\/p>\n
Bandile Masuku, outgoing PEC member, said they were expecting a successful, peaceful conference he said he hoped they were going to devise policies and resolutions to take the province toward and win the elections.<\/p>\n
Masuku said he was available after being nominated to the position of treasurer<\/p>\n
In the slate of Lesufi, his backers nominated Nomantu Nkomo Ralehoko as deputy chairperson, Thulani Kunene for secretary, Nomathemba Mokgethi for deputy secretary and Masuku for treasurer.<\/p>\n
There are 1 033 delegates from the branches, 105 delegates from the leadership structure of the ANC PEC, the leagues and the regions.<\/p>\n
Khawe said 90% delegates had registered.<\/p>\n
ntombi.nkosi@inl.co.za<\/p>\n
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