Criminally charged leaders, who have been made to step aside from their positions by the ANC, will be barred from contesting any leadership positions in the party.

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27 April 2022

The ANC’s national executive committee has resolved that its guidelines governing the step-aside rule should be amended to explicitly state that leaders facing criminal charges cannot be allowed to be elected into office. It’s a major victory for the party’s president, Cyril Ramaphosa, and his allies, who have been pushing for organisational renewal, particularly the cleaning up of the corruption-tainted image of the ANC.

Merentia Van Der Vent

Merentia joined the media world in 1996 and in 2001, she took her first steps in the broadcasting world. In her free time, she likes to go on adventures in the city. She also likes to learn new dances, not that she is any good at that.