NATIONAL NEWS - As the African National Congress (ANC) prepares to hold its National Working Committee (NWC) meeting, a showdown is expected between supporters and defenders of President Jacob Zuma.
Monday will be the first time that ANC leaders meet after the president reshuffled his Cabinet, angering some of his colleagues in the top six.
ANC Secretary General Gwede Mantashe says Zuma’s reshuffled Cabinet list was developed somewhere else.
The Treasurer-General Zweli Mkhize says Zuma deprived the leadership collective of its responsibility to advise politically on executive matters and deputy president Cyril Ramaphosa says he objected to the list which was "pre-prepared".
However, ANC chair Baleka Mbete has criticized the three leaders for publicly speaking out, while Mantashe's deputy Jessie Duarte says the ANC must support the president and his new ministers.
