ANC expedites Fransman’s case within party structures
FORMER Western Cape ANC MPL Max Ozinsky has been “co-opted” on the party’s provincial executive as the party seeks to expedite disciplinary measures against suspended provincial chairman Marius Fransman.
ANC provincial secretary Faiez Jacobs said the party’s provincial executive, which met at the weekend, decided disciplinary procedures against Fransman should be expedited and caretakers must recommend to the NEC that Fransman be suspended until the conclusion of the disciplinary processes.
Jacobs expressed disappointment after a decline of 130 000 votes in the Western Cape and 120 000 in the Cape Town metro.
“Deeper analysis shows that this decline was mainly due to ANC voters who stayed away from the polls.
“We are, however, inspired by the gains made in Saldanha Bay (improvement of 1 882 votes), Theewaterskloof (improvement of 1 192 votes), Swellendam (improvement of 1 000 votes) and Hessequa (an improvement of 1 980 votes) when the figures are compared with the 2011 local government results,” he said.
The ANC blamed their failures on a poor registration drive of new and relocated voters in the wards where they were the strongest. Additional causes include: Weak and inactive branches. Discouraged ANC voters. Leadership instability. No candidates or the wrong candidates were registered in certain wards.
Unresolved list disputes. While the ANC Youth League and others have called for an early national conference, Jacobs said the Western Cape provincial executive did not support such a call.
He said the ANC was opposed to any working arrangement in any sphere with the DA and would engage with its branches in Kannaland on “how best to resolve this matter”.
ANC spokesman Yonela Diko said the PEC is confident that the changes will lay the foundation for a more focused approach.
“It will ensure that the lessons learnt through the last year and the messages the electorate gave us through this election will indeed be foremost in what we do.”
Jacobs said the ANC’s Provincial Working Committee (PWC) would re-examine the performance of sub-committees and align it according to that of the party’s National Executive Committee (NEC) to decide on who should convene the various sub-committees.
The PWC would consider proposals from regions on who should lead the ANC caucuses in the different municipalities and make the necessary appointments, Jacobs added.