The eThekwini ANC in KwaZulu-Natal decided on Saturday to back President Jacob Zuma for a second term at the ANC’s national elective conference in Mangaung in December.

The region named businessman Cyril Ramaphosa, to take over as deputy president from Kgalema Motlanthe.  

Motlanthe is at the top of several regions’ lists for president, but has not yet revealed whether he would accept the nomination.

The region wanted to retain Gwede Mantashe as general secretary and Baleka Mbete as chairwoman.  

Jessie Duarte was named to take over as deputy secretary general, while KwaZulu-Natal premier Zweli Mkhize was named treasurer general.

Regional secretary Bheki Ntshangase said eThekwini held 96 out of 103 successful branch general meetings.

Hundreds of African National Congress delegates at the eThekwini general council wore yellow and green T-shirts bearing the face of Zuma and carrying the words “100% Zuma”.

The region is the ANC’s biggest, with over 100 branches and more than 90,000 members. KwaZulu-Natal is also Zuma’s home province.

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Nov 19, 2012

Dubul'Amanzi

Yeah Stella Ndabeni,Mduduzi Manana, Dereck Heinaken were rewarded, now its Buffalo.
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Nov 19, 2012

Msiphos00

Buffalo soldier
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Nov 19, 2012

Limpopoist

Thus how the rest of suoth africa can learn that these ANC is about headless leader...who have regards for the future of south african, toehr than their personal enrichment
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Nov 19, 2012

Chichi7

Oh well, if their pockets are lined appropriately, then surely they will be blinded the obvious lack of governance by JZ and nominate him for second term.
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Nov 19, 2012

Stumtum

Let him serve another term and let it be official that the President leads for two terms unless he or she is removed in the office.
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Nov 19, 2012

Mgaraji

I saw it coming. Kgalema is one of those comrade who should not be contested for him to be a President. He should have avoided contest at all cost, but he allowed to be influenced by people who are desperate for power and those who do not understand how ANC operates. Recently, in the EC he was campainging with the suspended Magaqa on the stage.
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Nov 19, 2012

Bongzzah

After the marikana incident, I am not keen to see Ramaphosa becoming one of the country's laedesr. He strikes as a ruthless person who should not be anywhere near political power. I also wonder as to what precisely the supporters of Zuma think Zuma will do if given another term. Zuma and his ANC have failed to solve the country's problems. The only thing they are good at is to complain about them. They need to keep it engraved in their heads that we are not paying them for that, but instead they get paid because they are expected to solve our problems. I lament that to date the Government is failing to address the unemployment problem among other problems. I challenge President Zuma to provide us with a progress report about the number of jobs that Government has created ever since we voted for them.
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Nov 19, 2012

Right-Back-Khumalo

Mothlante shame. We told him and he didn't listen. See now, in 2 weeks time he will not have a job. Should he waited patiently for next 5 years, he would be president of the country.
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Nov 19, 2012

TLekota

Problem you interprete Marikana events while based, Ramaphosa is okay for the vice president position. Kgalema is from far-away even his "province of birth" doesn't make a noise about him. Anyway where is he from. North West or borrowed in Limpopo. Be careful guys don't let people from other countries to lead you.
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Nov 19, 2012

Voetzek

To me this mampara is more corrupt than Zuma, the question we are asking where did he aquire wealth
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