ANC's NEC meet set to start
2008-01-07 10:22
Johannesburg - The ANC's National Executive Committee will meet for the first time on Monday since being elected at the party's national conference.
The 86 party heavyweights are expected to start their meeting at 10:00 in Esselen Park, north east of Johannesburg.
Items on the agenda include the National Prosecuting Authority's decision to charge newly-elected ANC president Jacob Zuma with fraud and corruption, the election of the National Working Committee (NWC) and preparations for the ANC's anniversary celebrations, said ANC spokesperson Tiyani Rikhotso.
The 21-member NWC played a "more active role" in the daily running of the party. It dealt with matters requiring urgent attention and met twice a month.
Rikhotso said the NEC would decide if a media briefing would be held afterwards. It was not know when the meeting would end.
"That depends on the issues on the agenda."
According to political analyst Adam Habib the NWC's election would likely be an indication of how the party dealt with the tension between the state and the party.
"Firstly, the two centres of power, clearly this is going to be the time to manage relations between the two [state and party], this may well be a big item on the agenda.
"It will be interesting to see how the NWC elections turn out. If people from both camps are elected then it will be what the [ANC] President [Jacob Zuma] wanted in his closing address in Polokwane, to see unity," said Habib.
"If the Zuma camps take the NWC, this will set the parameter for how conflict will evolve."
- SAPA