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Original Post Date: 2007-06-11 Time: 00:00:00 Posted By: Jan
[For some years now, the idea of an Mbeki Third Term has been floated on and off. I wonder if the bugger is serious? Jan]
Jacob Zuma’s KwaZulu-Natal supporters mustered a major show of force as they swelled the ranks of the ANC’s provincial policy conference in Durban at the weekend, with some openly pushing for a constitutional limit on the numbers of terms an ANC president may serve.
This was a clear attempt to try to scupper ambitions for ANC president Thabo Mbeki to serve a third term as party president. Mbeki is already barred by the constitution from serving a third term as head of state, unlike the ANC constitution which sets no limit for its leaders.
It was not clear whether such a strategy would be endorsed by the province at the time of going to press. Apart from the conference being the biggest compared with those held recently in other provinces, there were also questions about Zuma sympathisers, some of whom have no status in the ANC, taking part in the conference.
KwaZulu-Natal has always backed Zuma as its candidate of choice to take over the presidential reins from Mbeki at the ANC’s national conference in December.
The province is expected to reject the idea of a possible third term for Mbeki as party president, arguing it is against the party’s tradition.
Mbeki has been approached by the Eastern Cape leadership to avail himself for another term as ANC president but so far has not been vocal on the issue. Some regions and the ANC Youth League are openly opposed to the third term proposal.
Mbeki steps down as the country’s president in the 2009 election. Two years ago he did not rule out the possibility of contesting the ANC elections, and is also to record as saying there is no limit on the number of terms an ANC president can serve.
KwaZulu-Natal ANC Youth League chairperson, Nhlakanipho Ntombela, made it clear they were opposed to a third term for Mbeki.
“We have always said we don’t believe in the two centres of power. Whoever becomes ANC president should be the president of the country,” he said. Ntombela said they would push for an amendment of the party’s constitution.
The eThekwini region – a vociferous Zuma supporting region led by chairperson Bheki Cele – dominated the weekend’s conference with an expected 100 delegates.
eThekwini was followed by other Zuma strongholds, the Greater Pietermaritzburg and lower South Coast regions with 70 delegates apiece. KwaZulu-Natal will have the second-biggest delegation, 149, to the national policy conference at Gallagher Estate later in June. The Eastern Cape will be the largest block, with 182 delegates.
Provincial secretary Senzo Mchunu has been accused of wanting to “crush” any dissenting voice considered anti-Zuma. This follows the recent expulsion of two vocal Mbeki supporters for “insulting” Zuma.
Phillip and Siyanda Mhlongo (no relation to each other) have accused Cele, Mchunu and ANC MP Nathi Mthethwa of orchestrating the walkout during Mbeki’s speech at the reburial of struggle stalwart Moses Mabhida last year.
On Saturday, Siyanda alleged their expulsion was an attempt to intimidate those considered to be Mbeki supporters.
In his speech, Zuma made it clear he felt that leaders should not hang on to power, pointing out that Mandela’s message when he refused to serve a second term as president was that, unlike other leaders in Africa, there was no need to cling to power.
While he was speaking in the context of the presidency of the country, it also appeared to be a veiled warning to those who believed Mbeki should serve for a third term as party president.
ANCYL leader Fikile Mbalula also criticised ANC tycoon Tokyo Sexwale’s presidential ambitions.
“This ANC is not an organisation of celebrities. It is an ANC of time test leadership, not surprise leaders,” he said.