ANC Women’s League rallies behind Khoza

I AM A member of the ANC Women’s League. I support the idea of a female president and my choice is Lindiwe Sisulu. ANC women MPs must vote with their consciences.

As a woman, I am encouraged by the brave Makhosi Khoza. She put the ANC into disrepute by saying what Sisulu, Gertrude Shope, Thenjiwe Mtintso, Sheila Sisulu, Barbara Masekela, Cheryl Carolus and other women have said.

The ANC is aware that it is not Khoza who lied about her house, or slept with sons of her friends, or lied in Parliament about a bond on her palace. It is not she who frequents the Saxonwold residence of the Gupta family. She did not fire a minister and deputy based on a fake intelligence report.

One of Khoza’s sins is her role in the SABC ad hoc committee. She was vocal like Ruth First during the struggle. She was hard on Dr Ben Ngubane. I am sure Ngubane, Hlaudi Motsoeneng, Brian Molefe and Alex la Guma are happy Khoza has now been summoned to a KZN DC.

Khoza is not an enemy of the ANCWL. Women like Winnie Mandela, Edna Molewa, Angie Motsekga, Thandi Modise, Barbarah Hogan, Barbarah Masekela, Thoko Didiza Msane, Doris Skhosana, Priscilla Jana must rally behind Khoza. As women, we are proud of imbokodo like Khoza, Vytjie Mentor, Thuli Madonsela and those among 101 veterans.

As members of the ANC and SACP, we support Khoza more than we supported Zuma in his skirmishes with the law. We cannot be intimidated into supporting Cyril Ramaphosa.