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Nominations for the ANC’s yet to be announced 80-member national executive committee (NEC) are a mixed bag of deeply controversial individuals as well as leaders who have been casualties of President Jacob Zuma.
While senior ANC members like Public Enterprises Minister Lynne Brown and SABC board deputy chair Febe Potgieter-Gqubule turned down their nominations, others like former deputy minister of finance, Mcebisi Jonas, moved quickly to send a last-minute SMS accepting nomination.
If elected, Jonas together with fired colleague Pravin Gordhan will be part of the same collective with controversial self-confessed fraudster, Carl Niehaus, who also has his eyes fixed on becoming part of the leadership collective.
Niehaus has for the past few months been leading Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma’s campaign to be president, but she was defeated on Monday.
He was recently reported to have faked his mother’s death to pay off his bills.
Surprisingly, it was SACP first deputy president Solly Mapaila who made a surprise showing but he did not indicate his availability, together with Bathabile Dlamini, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula and Mosebenzi Zwane, by the time their names were read out by the election commission.
Unlike Mapaila, SACP boss Blade Nzimande had by that time declared his availability.
Nzimande has consistently watered down suggestions that the hostilities that currently exist with long-time ally the ANC would all be history should the outcome favour Ramaphosa.
Dlamini-Zuma also accepted nomination after her defeat by Ramaphosa.
Lindiwe Sisulu, who failed to get enough votes to be elected Ramaphosa’s deputy, is also likely to be in the NEC with Baleka Mbete, Jeff Radebe and Zweli Mkhize – touted as the next finance minister.
Others who accepted nomination include:
- Zizi Kodwa
- Kebby Maphatose
- Bheki Cele
- Naledi Pandor
- Ronald Lamola
- David Masondo
- Joel Netshitenzhe
- Edna Molewa
- Lindiwe Zulu
- Pule Mabe
- Nkenke Kekana
- Jackson Mthembu
