The ANC says the decision to prosecute former president Jacob Zuma has nothing to do with its campaign ahead of the upcoming May 2024 vote. A notice set by the ANC's National Disciplinary Committee revealed that Mr Zuma is scheduled to be brought before a hearing at Luthuli House on Tuesday on two charges of violating the ANC constitution.
ANC national spokesperson Mahlengi Bhengu-Motsili said politics had no role in the recent developments surrounding the former ANC president.
“The fact that the National Disciplinary Commission has decided to proceed with this matter has nothing to do with our election campaign. Our election campaign is in full swing. It's not influenced by the fact that it's happening, so there's no politics involved in this,” she says.
ANC President Cyril Ramaphosa said the ANC Disciplinary Commission would function independently from all other ANC bodies.
Prime Minister Ramaphosa was reacting to the latest developments on the sidelines of the ANC's election campaign in the Western Cape ahead of the May 2024 polls.
“He will go through a disciplinary process where he will argue his case, but it will be up to the disciplinary committee to make a decision. It is up to any of us to get ahead of that and announce the findings. No. The Disciplinary Committee therefore operates independently of all other functions or executive structures of the ANC.”
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