NDZ: SA must be open to be led by woman president
AS THE fate of the country is fixated on the 55th ANC National Conference, set for December 16-20 at Nasrec in Johannesburg, South Africans are eager to know the kind of results it will yield.
Presidential hopeful and ANC NEC member Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma has boldly and unambiguously stated that South Africa needs a change that will see a woman leading the country.
Dlamini Zuma and Lindiwe Sisulu have been praised for their efforts to run for president and vice-president under a single banner at the upcoming ANC conference.
In conversation with The Star, the Minister of Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs said she was preparing to be at the helm as the first woman president. This as all hopefuls vying for the party’s top job are ready for the conference that will decide who will lead the country.
Dlamini Zuma emphasised the significance of the conference, which will provide more information on the transformation South Africa requires.
“This time it’s really important because the ANC needs change, with 110 years of men in the ANC at the helm. Let’s make a change and have a woman. South Africa has never ever had a woman. We need something that will excite people. Let’s have a change,” said Dlamini Zuma.
A few days ago, The Star reported on the minister, who revealed that she was confident in winning. “I am standing, and I am going to win. Who enters a race to fail?” she said.
Independent Media also reported on the minister, whose presidential campaign has attained the backing of the Nkandla Village branch in KwaZulu-Natal. Nkandla branch leader,
Doctor Bhengu, commented: “This is president Jacob Zuma’s branch. Our nomination is a show of respect to our mother, Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma. We have been believing in Mama Nkosazana since 2017 at Nasrec. She was unable to win because vote-buying activities took place.
“This time around, no amount of money will give anyone a seat. The will of the branches will prevail because people have seen for themselves what kind of leadership we have been subjected to over the past five years. Mama Nkosazana is fit to lead, and she will emerge.”