Johnathan Paoli
After what seemed to be disagreements on whether former President Jacob Zuma’s disciplinary hearing should be held before or after the 29 May National General Elections, the ANC has finally decided to go virtual.
In an amended notice released late Saturday afternoon, the National Disciplinary Committee (NDC) Administrator Rachmat Lamera, called for a virtual hearing saying the ANC is trying to avert violence.
The ANC said it was trying to avoid a possible second Shell House incident of 1994, in which Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) members stormed the previous ANC headquarters in Johannesburg, resulting in the ANC opening fire and killing 19 people.
“As a responsible organisation, the ANC does not want a recurrence of the incident on 28 March 1994 when members of another political party stormed the then ANC headquarters at Shell House resulting in loss of life, extensive destruction of property and the declaration of
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