Durban – For the first time in nearly nine years KwaZulu-Natal, the ANC’s biggest and most powerful province, appears to be fragmented and patchy, its closely-guarded unity having all but vanished.
Gone are the days when KwaZulu-Natal jumped hurdle after hurdle in ensuring the tsunami that is President Jacob Zuma entrenched all political hegemony.
However, as things stand today, the odds are not in favour of a post-Zuma political outlook.
With all 11 regions having held their conference and the eThekwini region emerging under murky conditions, it has become a known secret that the tide is turning.
The results mean a new pecking order in the run up to both the provincial and national conferences in 2016 and 2017 respectively.
Provincial secretary Sihle Zikalala is known to be a Zuma man, but he is haplessly watching his grip slip as rebellion takes form…
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