The report - authored more than two years ago by a team comprising ANC national working committee (NWC) members and national executive committee (NEC) members - has been lying idle while the problems identified in it have led to disruptive power struggles that pose a serious risk to the party's future in the province.

It is understood that ANC secretary-general Gwede Mantashe was tasked with acting on the outcomes of the report but had failed to do so.

Two sources, who were present at this week's meeting in Mahikeng, said a team of NWC members, led by Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe and Mantashe, acknowledged that they had not acted on the report and promised to do so soon.

"The secretary-general and NWC members acknowledged the report but said they did not act because Cope (Congress of the People) was still new and they thought they would lose members to that party," said one of the sources, a senior provincial official.

"I don't understand why it took them this long to actually do anything about the contents of the report because many of the problems we are facing now could have been dealt with back then."

The other source, also a provincial executive committee member, said: "Anger was directed at certain national leaders by people who wanted the report to form part of the agenda at the meeting."

The report paints regional executive structures as lacking independence and accuses them of conducting themselves "according to the instructions of the PEC, in particular the provincial secretary".

Supra Mahumapelo, the current provincial chairman, was the secretary then.

The report raised the issue of faction-riddled branches, paralysed parallel branches and claimed that patronage was dispensed through employment in municipalities. The report also included allegations of Cope members "sabotaging and submerging" ANC activities.

ANC spokesman Jackson Mthembu yesterday refused to confirm or deny that the party had discussed the report. - molatlhwao@sowetan.co.za

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Jul 20, 2012

MicaParis

The Government does not belong to the ANC in terms of the Constitution but to the People of South Africa. We advised Comrade Zuma last year before Comrade Thandi was deployed to the Province to compose a ''Task Team'' of 12 NEC non related individuals to that Province to run it for ten years until the ANC in that Province is sorted out by the National Leadership. We cannot allow few bunch of ANC cadres to disturb core service delivery mandates because they are fighting for keys to control tenders and top Government posts! The Presidency as the head of Government must place the whole Province under Task Team rule until the party political woes are completely solved! Can we at list for once not let party politics to disturb core Government mandates which have got nothing to do with party politics, ANC is not Government as such it must never be allowed to disturb Government activities!!
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Jul 20, 2012

Hail

I am sure Mr Mangope is smiling! Sometimes I wonder if the government ofiicial knows how broad is this SA because they busy doing cut and paste all over the country! Why is that they do not know how to to separate party responsibility and the government responsibility. When elphants fight the grass at the ground suffers, that is exactly what is happening at that province.
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Jul 20, 2012

ThirdEye

This is one of the reason the SG(Gwede) must be removed from his position in December. As a commander in-chief, he was suppose to solve this problem long time ago.
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Jul 20, 2012

DA-DBN-GUY

This also proves that the anc are incapable of sorting out their own party politics even when they know what the problem is. Also comes from having a communist in a so called democratic party. oil and water dont mix. But its all good for the country as it adds fuel to the self destruction of the anc!
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Jul 20, 2012

Papage

ANC infighting started long time ago, not only in NW, but in the Leadership, the unstable Leadership is the downfall of My beloved party. ANC Leaders have gropies in the Provinces and show favoristism. If the head is weak, the body can't function.
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Jul 20, 2012

Madyeke

As per the report that Cde Gwede Mantashe has failed 2 act on the recommendations, as an ANC member myself I am not surprised because there is lot of reports that the SG has failed us i.e the reports which says that people who want Jacob Zuma and Gwede Mantashe 2 retain their position in december has been fired in all the Municipalities at Vhembe Region of the Limpopo Province. As a results nothing was done by the ANC NEC. And i December they expect us to protect where as they have (NEC) failed us.
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Jul 20, 2012

Real-Mogwanthi

ANC is a curse to the South African nation, i rather not VOTE than to VOTE for this evil party and thier big head pres!
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Jul 21, 2012

keepchange

What's wrong with current leadership in this Organisation? Today this, tomorow that,and all negative things. Hai-bo ! NW. province has never been stable since the departure of Bra POPO MOLEFE.Period . So the struggle must continue !
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Jul 23, 2012

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Real-Mogwanthi
ANC is a curse to the South African nation, i rather not VOTE than to VOTE for this evil party and thier big head pres!
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That is not the way to look at it at all, the best way is to cast your vote in a different direction, hurt them where it hurts most and just maybe they will start to get their act together.
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