ANC to submit report after discovery of ballot papers linked to Joburg regional conference

Controversy continues to surround the African National Congress (ANC)’s Greater Johannesburg elective conference following the discovery of its ballot papers at a house in Pretoria.

The conference, which took place in December, saw Loyiso Masuku narrowly beat Dada Morero as the party’s regional chairperson.

However, the conference was marred by allegations of bribery and election rigging and is now under investigation by the police and the ANC’s national leadership.

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The ANC’s convenor of deployees in Gauteng, Khumbudzo Ntshaveni, was present at the scene on Sunday when the ballots were discovered by police.

“It’s important that we safeguard the processes of the ANC and I can’t talk about the details. The report will be submitted to the relevant structures so that they can be processed in line with the ANC’s procedures. Unfortunately, I can’t say anything more.”

Ntshaveni said it’s still too early to draw conclusions.

“The ANC has processes that are tight enough to safeguard its own processes, and the ANC is an organisation that continually builds on any weaknesses that may arise and we have remedies for any weaknesses that may arise. There is recourse. The ANC will have to process and discuss the way forward.”