There's no room in ANC for self-serving leaders - Mashatile

JOHANNESBURG - African National Congress (ANC) deputy president Paul Mashatile said there was no room in the party for self-serving leaders.

Mashatile's tough talk comes exactly a month before the all-important national elections.

The 29 May polls are expected to be the most gruelling elections since 1994, with the governing ANC fighting to retain power.

While Mashatile said he was upbeat about the party's chances, he's warned that failure to root out maladministration within the ANC could continue to hurt the organisation.

"We must watch our comrades, access them and where they are not doing the right things, we must intervene because we are doing it for the sake of our people."