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Former ANC President Jacob Zuma will not be hauled before a disciplinary hearing on Tuesday, with the party’s Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula deciding to postpone the hearing to a date yet to be determined.

Addressing the media at the ANC’s headquarters in Johannesburg today, Mbalula defended the party’s timing in taking action against Zuma ahead of the May 29 polls.This comes after he threw his weight behind the new political party, uMkhonto weSizwe last year and encouraged the electorate to vote for the party.

Mbalula says, “The events around Jacob Zuma have been fluid and rapidly so, from the announcement of voting for MK to now leading the party. In between that, we need to remind you about the decisions the ANC have taken, the NEC in its last meeting took a decision that we evoke a rule in our Constitution to formally take action against Jacob Zuma and that led to the action of him being suspended.

“Some of these elements, including former leaders of the ANC, have through their pronouncements and actions clearly and unambiguously placed themselves outside the ANC through violation of its Constitution, the solemn contract between the organisation and its members, by standing in an election for local, provincial or national government or acting as the election agent or canvasser of a person standing in such election for any political party and in opposition to a candidate duly endorsed by...

Mbalula says, “These members have in the eyes of ANC members and society effectively “constructively resigned” or “expelled themselves” from the ANC. Notwithstanding this reality, the ANC is committed to the rule of law and following the provisions processes set out in the ANC Constitution, including disciplinary processes.”

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