The ANC leadership is enraged by the failings of the security cluster ministers following the escape of Facebook rapist Thabo Bester.
The ANC top brass is also incensed by the police's protracted investigation into the escape and the media appearing to be one step ahead of the SAPS at every turn.
The news of Bester's escape, exposed in an investigation by GroundUp, comes after the ANC had expressed its disappointment with the security cluster earlier this month. ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula even warned the ministers that their days would be numbered if they did not drastically improve their performance.