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ANC KZN Secretary Mdumiseni Ntuli said Zandile Gumede’s supporters carried divisive and offensive banners in their last court appearance.
Zandile Gumede (right) addresses supporters after appearing before the Durban Commercial Crimes Court on September 10, 2020 on charges related to corruption. Image: Nkosikhona Duma / EWN
DURBAN – The African National Congress (ANC) in KwaZulu-Natal said on Tuesday that it planned to address former eThekwini mayor Zandile Gumede about what it saw as the disappointing behavior of his supporters during his court appearance in Durban last Thursday.
Gumede and 16 others face corruption charges linked to bid fraud in the amount of R400 million.
WATCH: Zandile Gumede addresses his followers on IsiZulu. She says the ANC is under attack and taking a stand against cases like hers will save the ANC. @NkoRaphael pic.twitter.com/yYgQGp4ukf
– EWN reporter (@ewnreporter) September 10, 2020
ANC KZN Secretary Mdumiseni Ntuli said Gumede’s supporters carried divisive and offensive banners in their last appearance.
He said they specifically targeted the provincial secretary of the ANC Youth League, Thanduxolo Sabelo, whom they accused of being the source of the conflict within the party.
“Some of these people who are doing bad things were disowned by Comrade Zandile. She told us, ‘these are not my followers.’ But what had happened in court is that she went out and addressed those people. And when she addressed those people, she did not say: ‘I appreciate your support during the difficulties I face, but I condemn your conduct that sows divisions within the ANC,’ “Ntuli said.
The party said it would be guided by the provincial integrity commission in its next steps toward Gumede, who is currently home on leave while facing criminal charges.
Gumede is expected to appear before the commission within the next four weeks.
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