THE African National Congress (ANC) said on Sunday it was concerned about ‘the growing tendency of leaking internal discussions of the organization, including the implications of such practice.”
This follows a number of leaked audio and visual material to the press during its national working committee and the national executive committee meetings in recent days.
“A case in point is the leaking of information to a digital media platform referred to as Insight Factor that has appointed itself to perform the task of giving “As it happens” updates of the National Executive Committee (NEC),” said ANC spokesperson Pule Mabe.
“We are aware that they are supplied information by their own proxies to further a nefarious task of not only dividing the ANC, but also to drive a particular narrative that goes against the united spirit displayed by the meeting of the NEC currently underway.”
The party said its Communication Protocol stated: “Any conduct involving leaking of confidential information shall constitute a violation of this communications protocol and the ANC has a responsibility to deal with this act of misconduct in the same way as it would deal with any act that brings the organisation into disrepute.”
Mabe said in terms of this Protocol, any member who leaks or releases information to the media or public without due authorisation or prior approval, shall be guilty of misconduct”.
“The ANC legal team is looking into this matter of leaks, including the unauthorized dissemination of ANC NEC material across social media platforms,” said Mabe.
- Inside Politics
