ACTING ANC Secretary Genral Paul Mashatile has confirmed that President Cyril Ramaphosa will deliver closing remarks at the 9th KwaZulu-Natal ANC provincial elective conference on Sunday.
Earlier, there was speculation that Ramaphosa’s supporters were concerned about the possibility of the president being booed or receiving a hostile reception at the provincial conference amid controversy related to the party’s step aside resolution and the Phala Phala farm incident.
His supporters argued that while Ramaphosa might get a mixed reaction at the conference, a no-show will send the wrong message to his detractors.
On Friday evening, Mashatile told delegates that the provincial conference needed to unite and ensure that the movement remained alive, whatever the outcome of the conference.
“Renewal is about returning the ANC to its values of unity, honesty, hard work, service and values of democratic centralism, criticism, and values of discipline,” said Mashatile.
“We know that renewal is not
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