In news which no doubt brought a big ‘ol smile to the face of Helen Zille it looks like all is not well within the ANC’s Western Cape leadership. So unwell, in fact, that rumours suggest the party leadership may be disbanded sooner rather than later.

As with most things in politics there are conflicting reports and many details are shrouded in secrecy. City Press, however, is reporting that the Western Cape’s ANC leadership has two weeks to report back to the party’s national working committee (NWC) with a plan going forward:

Several sources in the province have claimed that when the ANC NWC met provincial leaders and addressed meetings in all six ANC regions last month, the intention was to disband the provincial structure that was controversially elected in Cape Town in February 2011…

One group, which is opposed to the current leadership, claimed the PEC [provincial executive council] was instructed to give reasons why they should not be disbanded, while the pro-PEC faction said the report would detail a way forward for the ANC in the province.

It was a long and heated meeting where some members of the top six pushed for the province to be disbanded, and all regions felt that this leadership must go. But President Jacob Zuma prevailed when he said that they would come back on April 13 for a final say on the matter,” said a source opposed to the provincial leadership.

It is also claimed that the ANC’s Western Cape leadership came under fire with claims that there was no leadership in the province.

Many a cheeky smile around Leeuwenhof, no doubt. April 13 promises to be an interesting day…

[source:citypress]