South Africa is gripped by anxiety laced with anticipation as the much anticipated African National Congress (ANC) 54th elective conference draws closer. All the country's nine provinces have consolidated their leadership preferences for the ANC's presidential race from the branches. But the question about who will emerge victorious remains difficult to answer as a neck and neck scenario emerges.
The conference has very important implications for the country's future: the president of the ANC becomes the president of South Africa. Whoever leads the ANC determines the kind of leader the country will get, and what policy trajectory will be taken.
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