Zuma-Mbeki split denied - again

2005-11-14 20:37

Johannesburg - The African National Congress's national working committee (NWC) denied media reports again on Monday that there was tension between President Thabo Mbeki and his party deputy president, Jacob Zuma.

"The NWC received and discussed the joint report of the ANC president and deputy president as mandated by the ANC national executive committee (NEC) on September 9.

"The report captures the substance of the interactions between the president and deputy president in the past two months.

"Media reports to the effect that there were differences between the president and deputy president on the substance of the report are false and without basis," the ANC said in a statement issued after the meeting.

Other national office bearers attending the meeting were party secretary-general Kgalema Motlanthe and treasurer-general Mendi Msimang.

The ANC said the report was accepted by the NWC.

"The working committee was satisfied that the report would form the basis for a substantive discussion at the NEC meeting scheduled to take place this weekend."

- SAPA