ANC nomination process under way
2012-12-17 13:29
Bloemfontein - The ANC was expected to announce who had been
nominated to stand for its top six leadership posts at its elective conference
in Mangaung on Monday afternoon.
Singing delegates welcomed the African National Congress's
electoral commission onto the stage, in a large tent erected on the University
of the Free State's sports grounds.
North West and Limpopo delegates sang songs expressing
support for President Jacob Zuma, with most delegates holding up two fingers,
signifying they wanted him to serve a second term as ANC leader.
A splinter group sang "shower songs", referring to
Zuma's utterances during his rape trial in 2005. He was acquitted of the
charges.
The party's electoral commission said the nomination process
was successful in all provinces.
The second day of the African National Congress's elective
conference in Mangaung got under way on Monday with closed discussions about
the credentials of delegates who would nominate the party's top six leaders.
The ANC adjourned the conference around midnight on Sunday
because of a dispute over the matter.
- SAPA
