South Africa: ANC's Poll List Shuffle Keeps the Peace

Johannesburg — LUTHULI House yesterday seemed to have averted any bloodshed at the African National Congress' (ANC's) national list conference this weekend by manoeuvring successfully to unite divergent interests in the party.

It is understood that the conference, led by secretary-general Gwede Mantashe, managed to co-opt divergent interests, to emerge with a consolidated national list of 777 preferred leaders to be deployed to the National Assembly after this year's general elections.

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