PHUTI MOSOMANE
THE race to lead the African National Congress in the Free State appears to be too close to call after four different leaders representing various lobby groups vie to lead the province.
The Interim Provincial Committee (IPC) convenor Mxolisi Dukwana, Free State Premier Sisi Ntombela, former Maluti-a-Phofung mayor Vusi Tshabalala, and the former Free State ANC deputy chairperson Thabo Manyoni are currently in the running in the four-horse race.
The Free State province has been in disarray for a number of years and without an elected chairperson following the departure of former ANC Secretary-General Ace Magashule, while attempts to unite the warring factions, including interventions by the senior party leaders, failed.
Following endless delays characterised by infighting and court cases, the party in the Free State announced this week that it was all systems go for the upcoming provincial conference after meetings with several senior party leaders, including
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