"I found it appalling that I have been associated with an alleged plot to oust ANC president Jacob Zuma in 2012. I am neither aware of any such plot nor do I know of any group whose mission it is to work towards ousting Zuma at the next ANC conference.

"... This created an impression that effort was made by the newspaper to solicit my views when it was for all practical purposes clear that any comment I made would not be reflected in the story.

"I have not been to any meeting, secret or not, in Estcourt on January 23. I consider these allegations spurious and malicious," Radebe said.

The ANC has also questioned the timing of the report.

ANC spokesperson Jackson Mthembu said the timing of the disclosure of the so-called plot - at a time when senior members of the crime intelligence unit were facing criminal charges and the ANC was facing elections - raised many questions.

He said chief among these was whether there was a pattern emerging of attempts from certain quarters and the media to portray an ANC that was at war with itself.

"In this regard we want to state categorically that the ANC national leadership, all its provinces and branches, are united behind the leadership of Comrade Jacob Zuma.

"No attempt to sow division within the ANC leadership and ANC broadly will ever work. We have defeated these tendencies in the past and we will not fail to defeat them now," Mthembu said.

This followed a report by the Sunday Independent, which named alleged conspirators plotting Zuma's removal as president of the ANC.

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Apr 12, 2011

ApelMankotsana

In the ANC every member is free to stand for any position. Whether Tokyo, Kgalema or Jeff accepts nominations, there is nothing wrong with it.The media is deliberately using the word 'plot" to instill a sense of the ANC fighting the ANC. Only the ANC National Conference in 2012 has a mandate to apppoint comrades to positions of leadership. Comrades are free to lobby but the nomination and lobbying process has not been opened as yet.
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Apr 12, 2011

mfumfu

I say where there's smoke, there's fire definately.
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Apr 12, 2011

gigolo

mfumfu

My thoughts exactly...

Why is Zuma complaining though, did he not ask for one term?
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Apr 12, 2011

vhafarivhapiki

zuma is quite aware of his position .there is no way he can retain second term.i am a pro -anc but not under his leadership.zuma sucks
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Apr 12, 2011

KATI

FIRE!FIRE!FIRE!
SMOKE!SMOKE!SMOKE!
REMEMBER PRIOR POLOKWANE CONFERENCE????
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Apr 12, 2011

MACDONALD

UNDER ZUMA 'S GOVERNANCE WE HAVE ACHIEVED MORE.ZUMA WILL STILL REMAIN OUR PRESIDENT AND GWEDE WILL STILL REMAIN THE SECRETARY GENERAL.ANC WITHOUT SACP IS NOT ANC.THAT IS WHY THEY HV THAT ALLIANCE.

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Apr 12, 2011

ThirdEye

@gigolo
it true he said one term will be fine & that what we will give him.Even if he want to continue I don't think the majority of ANC members will agree. I'm already tired of his Administration.


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Apr 12, 2011

FATTY

HAHAHAH be careful zuma, the smoke is blowing now, ask Mangope, Matanzima of what happened to them, fasten up President, black cloud is coming your way don't relax.
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Apr 12, 2011

Sefolo

I will join on any given day a plot or wateva it is to oust this incompetent so called president
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Apr 12, 2011

FMNNS

Who teamed up to bring Thabo Mbeki down? What will prevent anybody else to team up within the ANC to bring president Zuma down? Anything is possible in life. Politics is a dirty game of self enrichment. Once you become a politician you must always watch your tracks, enemies are anywhere and everywhere.
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