THE African National Congress Special National Executive Committee (ANC NEC) has disbanded the Women’s League NEC and set up an interim structure to run it until a conference is held, the governing party announced on Tuesday.
The main reason for the disbandment of the league’s NEC is that the structure has been in office since 2015 and its five year term of office had expired.
The decision was taken at the ANC’s NEC meeting during a special session over the weekend.
The NEC meeting was held in preparation for the party’s National Policy Conference to be held at the end of July and the National Elective Conference in December 2022.
The league’s term lapsed in August 2020.
The governing party has mandated officials and the National Working Committee to process the composition and terms of reference of an ANCWL National Task Team, and to report to a special NEC meeting in the near future.
“The NEC commended the ANCWL for the fact that it has been able to maintain an impressive public visibility through virtual events, through campaigning and through engagements with various organisations and forums, despite the poor organisational status and numerous challenges facing its structures at all levels,” said the ANC.
“There was unanimity on the need to ensure the legitimacy of processes leading up to the national conference of the ANCWL. Accordingly, the NEC decided that the ANCWL should be disbanded and replaced with a national task team (NTT).
“The NTT must ensure that ANCWL structures are in good standing and that conferences are held in branches, regions and provinces to ensure that the ANCWL national conference is convened on a solid organisational foundation.
“The NEC mandated the national officials and the NWC to process the composition and terms of reference of the ANCWL national task team and to report to a special NEC meeting in the near future,” said the party.
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