ANC's top brass gets a drubbing over Zandile Gumede ahead of fiercely contested eThekwini conference

ANC KwaZulu-Natal secretary Mdumiseni Ntuli says the national executive committee is to blame for the fact that corruption-accused former eThekwini mayor Zandile Gumede is contesting the eThekwini chairpersonship.

In an interview with News24 on Friday, Ntuli said the step-aside rule for party members who are accused of criminal activity, was conceived without proper provision for those who step aside if they are nominated to stand for party positions.