A new politial party which wants Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe to be the next ANC president, has been registered. The name is very close to the ANC, calling itself the South African National Congress. No-one knows who the founders are and the ANC are NOT digging the name..

This, from BDlive:

A NEW political party is being registered, sparking speculation that African National Congress (ANC) leaders are preparing to break away from the ruling party should they not succeed in changing its leadership next month.

A notice was published in the Government Gazette last month, announcing the formation of the South African National Congress (SANC). A government official, who asked not to be named, said on Monday that talk of the SANC was rife in the North West.

The new party is associated with a group that called itself “forces of change”, and is opposed to President Jacob Zuma’s re-election as ANC leader.

The group wants Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe to be the next ANC president. In the event that Mr Zuma defeats him, it hopes the party will be launched ahead of the 2014 elections.

The choice of the name is likely to set the new party on a collision course with the ANC, which previously fought attempts to use its symbols and heritage.

ANC spokesman Keith Khoza said on Monday that he was aware of the registration of the new party, but did not know who its founders were. He said the ANC would file an objection to the name with the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC).

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Perfect! Just in case there wasn’t enough political shit hitting the proverbial fan in SA!