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JacobZumaANCpresident

Zumawantsto be elected

presidentfor a secondterm.The supportforpolicy proposalshe andhis

lobbyistshavebeen

propagatingwill be a good

measureof hispopularity

comeMangaung

KgalemaMotlantheDeputyPresident

As deputypresident

Motlanthe is in thepound

seat.He has a seatat thetop

tablebut canpositionhimselfasbetterthanthe guyin

charge.The conferencewill

be anopportunityforhim to

convinceANC members he is

presidentialmaterial

EnochGodongwanaANCeconomictransformationcommittee

Godongwanaat thenational

generalcouncilin 2010famously

admittedhe didnotpay enough

attention to the nationalizationdebate,thus allowingMalemato

spin itout ofcontrol. This

conferencewillbe hischance to

getthingsback on track

AngieMotshekgaANCWomensLeaguepresident andBasicEducationMinister

TheANCWomens League

wantsto seetheANCpoliciesmade more

women-friendlyand

prostitutiondecriminalised

NgoakoRamatlhodiANCNEC member

Ramatlhodi hasbecomeZumasright-hand-manon sellingthe

secondtransitionpolicy discussiondocument.Hes beencriss

crossingthe country advocating

support forthis documentthat

hasdividedthepartyand is

expected tocause robust

discussions at thepolicyconference

FikileMbalulaANCNEC memberandSportMinister

Mbalula isthe faceof theANC

YouthLeagues callfor younger

leadersto beelected totheANCstopstructures.Alreadytipped to

challenge GwedeMantashe as

secretary-general,Mbalula has

been vocalin hissupportfor

nationalisation and generational

mix,the youthleaguesdemands

ThandiModiseANCdeputysecretary-generalandNorthWestpremier

Modise brings to theanti-Zuma

campaignthe credibility associ-atedwith thepartysveterans.The

deputy secretary-general is no

longer in Zumascamp following

herapparentopposingview to

disciplinarymeasuresagainst

expelledANC YouthLeagueleader

JuliusMalema. Shes beenurging

theyouth tofightfor economicfreedomandgenerational mix

ZwelinzimaVaviCosatusgeneral secretary

WithCosatuPresident SdumoDlaminialreadybackingpresident

Jacob Zumassecondterm, theanti-Zuma factionis pinningits

hopes onVavi to rallyworkers

support in theirfavour. Hes a fierce

criticof theANC leadershipon

corruptionand unemployment and

supports economicfreedomwhichincludes thenationalisation

ofmines

NkosazanaDlamini-ZumaANCNEC memberandHomeAairsMinister

Hernameappearson thelatestAnythingBut Zuma slate as a

possibledeputy president

candidate. Shehardly speaks

publicly aboutANC issues, butis arespected leader known forher

hardwork andgender activism

TokyoSexwaleHumanSettlementsMinisterandcontenderfor thethrone

Sexwalewill use thisconference

to gauge support forthe Anything

but Zumacampaign.He has

taken a beating fromZuma calling

himthemoneycandidate, so hellneed toprove heis more than just

theANCs ATM

GwedeMantasheSecretary-generalof theANC,SACPchairperson

Mantasheis ina tightspot.He

needsto bethe paragon of

neutrality becausehes theCEO

of theANC, but secretlyhe wants

tosecure supportforhis

re-election inMangaungin

December

PaulMashatileArtsministerandGautengANCchairperson

Mashatileis seenas a kingmaker,withhis support a presidential

candidatecango far.Hehas the

smallbut well-moneyedGauteng

provinceon hisside, buthe

comeswitha price. Hewants a

job on the top six of the ANC

JeRadebeJusticeMinisterandheadof policy

Radebe is seenas Zumas

lieutenant on thepolicy and

legalside,but hasdone a

less-than-stellar job on

both. Policyproposals like

themuch-vauntedsecondtransitionand nationalisa-

tion aresetto dividethe

policy conference but his

jobwill be mostlyto make

surethe conferencedoes

notdescendinto chaos like

itdid inDurban,during the

NationalGeneralCouncil

SdumoDlaminiCosatupresident

Dlaminiis a supporter of president

Zumas bidfora secondtermasANCpresident.But thetrade union

federation is notcompletelysold

on thisidea,and discussion about

theyouthwagesubsidyat the

policy conference shouldexagger-

atethesedierences

BladeNzimandeSACPgeneralsecretaryandHigherEducationMinister

Cheerleader-in-chief for Zuma

isNzimande,who ishoping to

make hismarkat thepolicy

conference with policy

discussions thatare already

litteredwith Marxist jargon,

as deputypresidentKgalemaMotlanthe put it

JuliusMalemaExpelledANC YouthLeaguePresident(the rottenapple)

Malemawillnot be allowed

to attend theconference,

but hispolicieswill take

centre stage

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Who towatch at theANCpolicy conference