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The ANC is investigating leaks from its ongoing National Executive Committee meeting.
They include a clip of former president Thabo Mbeki asking the executive to reflect on the state of the governing party, and the allegations about the way it’s implementing the contentious step-aside resolution.
The ANC says the recordings are being circulated to further a nefarious agenda, and those behind the leaks are guilty of misconduct.
The party says its legal team is handling the matter.Magashule was this week suspended by the party for failing to step aside after the 30-day period he was given by the ANC.
During this time, Magashule consulted senior ANC leaders over whether to step aside while he deals with his criminal charges relating to the Free State asbestos tender.
In some of the leaked audio from the ANC NEC meeting, former President Thabo Mbeki has asked members whether the party still exists.
“Under very very serious challenges comrades a comrade says we need to meet say two three day retreat and the central point that comrade Bathabile made is this, that the movement is about to collapse. I’m saying comrade chair this question do we still have any organisation called the ANC ?”
ANC NEC member, Dakota Legoete, can also be heard in the leaked NEC discussions saying the party must deal decisively with corruption.
“This NEC if it was to have integrity, reputation in dealing with corruption I think those must also be probed because there are many of us in this meeting who are facing serious allegations of corruption. And I think for as long as we preside and become judges on our own cases it is not going to help this movement in dealing with corruption. We might single out the SG but there are many of us here who are even worse than him in terms of corruption. I don’t want to defend the SG I’m not a disloyal representative but I think it will only be fair that all corrupt elements in our movement, we must deal with them.”
Meanwhile, African National Congress (ANC) President Cyril Ramaphosa is briefing the media on the outcomes of the party’s National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting which took place during the weekend.
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