The ANC says its decision to charge its former President Jacob Zuma has nothing to do with the ANCs election campaign ahead of the upcoming May 2024 polls. A notice set down by the ANCs National Disciplinary Committee revealed that Zuma is expected to be hauled before a hearing at Luthuli House on Tuesday on two counts of contravening the ANC Constitution.
ANC National Spokesperson Mahlengi Bhengu-Motsiri says there is no politics involved in the latest developments surrounding the former ANC President.
For the fact that the National Disciplinary Committee has determined to take this matter forward, (it) has nothing to do with our elections campaign. Our elections campaign is running, it is in full swing. It cannot be affected by the fact that the ANC is doing its work dutifully. So, there is no politics involved in this thing, she says.
ANC President Cyril Ramaphosa says the ANC disciplinary committee works independently of all the other structures of the ANC.
Ramaphosa reacted to the latest developments on the sidelines of the ANCs campaign trail in the Western Cape ahead of the May 2024 polls.
He will go through a disciplinary process and he will go and argue his case there and it's up to the disciplinary committee to make a finding. It is not up to anyone of us to pre-empt that and pronounce a finding. So, the disciplinary committee works independently of all the other functioning or executive structures of the ANC."
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