Rushing to disband their poor performing provinces such as KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng would not be the solution to ANC problems, secretary-general Fikile Mbalula has said.
The problems the party faces, which led to its electoral decline, were deeper than just provincial leadership, he said.
There are bogus branches, Mbalula said, which were constituted ahead of the 2022 national conference which remained in place even during the partys elections campaign. The ANC would have to probe all its branches to check whether or not they are in good standing as this could help the party better understand the state of its organisation instead of rushing to disband provincial executive committees (PECs).
Mbalulas comments come ahead of the ANCs fourth national executive committee (NEC) scheduled for end of August, which is expected to take a closer look into why the party performed poorly in the May general election, and who has to take the rap for the decline.
The partys top brass is expected to zoom into KZN, Gauteng, Northern Cape and Mpumalanga, the provinces that saw a significant decline in the elections.
