ANC rejects disbandment of Gauteng and KZN PECs, opts for reconfiguration

By Simon Nare

The ANC’s national executive committee (NEC) has decided against disbanding the provincial executive committees (PEC) in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal, opting instead to reconfigure them, three sources from the meeting told Inside Politics on Sunday night.

Details of the reconfiguration are expected to be outlined by the ANC Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula at a media briefing scheduled for Monday.

An ANC NEC insider said there were intense debates, largely along factional lines, about whether to disband the committees, but this proposal was ultimately rejected.

Instead, the NEC agreed to deploy senior members to strengthen the existing PECs.

In the past, provinces such as Limpopo, Western Cape, North West, and the Free State were hit with disbandment.

Another ANC NEC member told Inside Politics that while disbandment was seriously considered, the focus shifted to reinforcing the PECs in order to address organisational challenges without creating further instability.

The member said