Reconfigured ANC W Cape outlines plans to revive the party
ANC Secretary General, Cde Fikile Mbalula, together with ANC NEC members deployed to Western Cape, met with the leadership of the ANC Western Cape as part of the organisation’s intervention to assess and strengthen the state of the movement in the province.
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THE newly established ANC Provincial Task Team (PTT), which replaces the disbanded Provincial Executive Committee (PEC), believes that uniting behind Ebrahim Rasool as convener will ensure that the party reestablishes its relationship with the people on the ground.
ANC secretary-general, Fikile Mbalula recently announced the PEC’s disbandment ahead of the National General Council (NGC), which will convene from December 8 to 12 at NASREC, and next year's local government elections.
Other members of the PTT top seven included Linda Moss as first deputy convener, Vuyiso Tyhalisisu as second deputy convenor, Thandi Manikivana as co-ordinator, Pholisa Makeleni as first deputy co-ordinator, Melany Tembo as second deputy coordinator and Richard Dyantyi as fundraise
The ANC Provincial Task Team, with the exception of Ebrahim Rasool, at a press conference held with Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula last week.
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“The reconfiguration is not a punitive measure against the PEC but a proactive and corrective step to enhance the movement’s effectiveness in one of the most strategically important provinces of the Republic.”
A source said that they are very happy with the reconfiguration, as the previous ANC PEC had been struggling to re-energise the organisation, due to deep factionalism and a move away from attending to organisational issues.
Another concern that was raised was the large number of people who have been included in the PTT.
“It's a big group of people. They may have interpersonal dynamics which should be expected in circumstances such as this… I think our leadership didn't want to be seen as being punitive by removing others or substituting a directly-elected PEC with a PTT, in complete disregard of the sets of skills (people possess).
“The option was then to augment what existed, and then, the natural result of that is to have a big group of people,(but) where there are more people in any arrangement, then surely there may be interpersonal dynamics that will come into play,” they said.
The source said some elements of the PTT were part of the provincial ANC’s problems.
“There'll no longer be a time when the ANC will enter into a coalition only to facilitate positions for individuals, as opposed to entering into coalitions to better serve the people of the smaller municipalities in the Western Cape.”
The source said that the ANC has been overweighed by selfish interests and personal gratification. The hope is that the PTT will bring up the issue of candidate selection at the NGC, as the current process is open to manipulation.
The PTT's spokesperson, Sifiso Mtsweni, said the team met recently with Mbalula, who has given them their marching orders.
Mtsweni said that a working committee, as well as sub-committee chairpersons have been appointed.
“The structures and members have welcomed the intervention by the NEC as an important step towards uniting and rebuilding the province. The PTT will begin in earnest to plan for the NGC, as well as re-aligning regions in line with the vision established by the NEC.
“Our best strength lies in our ability to unite around Cadre Ebrahim Rasool as the convenor and ensure that we reestablish our relationship with our people on the ground.”
Cape Times