KZN denies favouring Nkosazana

ANC KwaZulu-Natal provincial secretary Super Zuma has dismissed suggestions that former African Union Commission chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma has been given free reign in the province to campaign for the ruling party’s top position ahead of the elective conference in December.

This was said at a gala dinner which was addressed by Dlamini-Zuma in Pietermaritzburg on Thursday at an event organised by the Msunduzi Municipality (Pietermaritzburg).

Dlamini-Zuma delivered the keynote address under the theme “Doing business in Africa”.

Super Zuma said the province was eagerly awaiting the greenlight from the ANC’s National Executive Committee (NEC) for nominations for party leader later this year.

“She is not campaigning, otherwise she would be moving from one branch to the next lobbying for support,” said Zuma.

Zuma further warned that no discussion about the future of South Africa could take place without consulting KwaZulu-Natal, and that any individual who undermined the province would feel its might in the December conference.

“KwaZulu-Natal will have the biggest delegation attending the policy conference in June and this province will once again lead the biggest delegation to the elective conference in December.

“Do not undermine KZN,” said Zuma of the province which has the highest representation of delegates at ANC national conferences.

Delivering a message of support for the event, the ANC Women’s League’s Lungile Gabela said they were clear about how they would vote.

“We are voting as a province and we are clear that we want to be led by a woman,” said Gabela.

Dlamini-Zuma, the former AU Commission chairperson, said that for Africa to develop into a prosperous continent, some areas needed attending. She cited skills development in the fields of science and technology as examples.

The gala dinner was attended by Education MEC Mthandeni Dlungwane and Social Development MEC Weziwe Thusi, and leading figures from the business and religious communities. – ANA