STAFF REPORTER|
THE ANC is split along factional lines regarding the impeachment of public protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane, which is due to commence next week.
According to the Sunday Times, ANC secretary-general Ace Magashule has called on his party’s MPs to oppose the process to impeach Mkhwebane, a move supported by the Democratic Alliance (DA).
He reportedly said that “principled” ANC MPs would not vote in support of the motion brought by the DA.
ANC MPs who are seen as part of an anti-President Cyril Ramaphosa faction have hinted that they will oppose a parliamentary process to remove public protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane from office.
Both the ANC Women’s League and the Umkhonto we Sizwe Military Veterans’ Association (MKMVA) have come out in support of Mkhwebane, saying ANC MPs cannot get marching from the DA to push for the removal of the public protector.
“The ANC will not vote with the enemy”:
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