Some of the ANC men who are currently leading on branch nominations can expect a nasty surprise come the December elective conference. Only one position (deputy secretary) in the ANC top six is being contested by women, while only men have been nominated for the other five positions (president, deputy president, national chairperson, secretary-general and treasurer-general). In terms of the ANC 50-50 gender parity guidelines, every structure of the organisation must have a 50% representation of women. During the policy conference in July, Ramaphosa said no ANC structure would exist without the fair representation of women. Besides the top six, the ANC National Executive Committee is also made up of 80 other members.

Source: The North Africa Journal November 25, 2022 23:58 UTC