'Stay out of ANC business'
2007-11-12 12:08
Pretoria - Democratic Alliance (DA) leader Helen Zille should focus on her own party rather than concern herself with the African National Congress (ANC)'s business, Deputy Defence Minister Mluleki George said on Monday.
Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the Department of Defence HIV and Aids international conference in Pretoria, George called Zille's proposal to postpone the ANC-conference in December "ridiculous".
"I thought the DA had enough problems of its own than to interfere with the processes of the ANC," George said referring to the so-called spy scandal in the City of Cape Town's metro council.
Zille last week said the ANC should postpone its presidential election until its deputy president Jacob Zuma has had his day in court and his guilt or innocence was determined.
Her statement came after the Supreme Court of Appeal ruling that warrants used to search the premises of Zuma and his attorney, Michael Hulley, were legal.
Zille said the party waited with interest to see the National Prosecuting Authority's next move.
George on Monday said the ANC conference - to be held in December in Polokwane - would not be called off "even if one or two of our members do not attend".
- SAPA