ANC bleeds names

Drip...drip... Lekota. George. Shilowa. Now Lobe...er, who?

It's not hard to see which of the two "ANC parties" will have individuals with higher integrity (if that is the right word to use when you talk about the ANC). The one with Zuma and tea-girl Manto or Lekota's leaches.

And it's funny how 'integrity' and 'protecting the constitution' wasn't high on their priority list when they were flaunting the law with a plethora of scandals like Oilgate and the Arms Deal, corrupt BEE deals from Chancellor House and Mbeki's use of the state apparatchik to do his dirty deeds.

Pot. Kettle. Same thing.

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The first serving NEC member resigns from ANC.

ANC national executive committee (NEC) member and former Free State ANC secretary Charlotte Lobe resigned from the party on Wednesday.

Lobe also resigned as an ANC member of the Free State legislature.

She stepped down as provincial party secretary in February this year, indicating she could not agree on how the ANC had been handling organisational matters.

On Wednesday, Lobe said she resigned from the party for the same reasons.

She said she did not resign from the ANC in February because she was convinced the NEC would address the issues raised in provincial structures.

"The NEC always met with the same people and never addressed the problems."

Lobe said she was attracted to the ANC because of certain norms and standards, but was no longer convinced the party was living up to those standards. She could no longer identify herself with the way things were being done.

"For myself and my conscience, I would rather join those who speak out and seek alternative ways of protecting the Constitution of South Africa," she said.

Lobe was also of the view that a divided organisation could not unite South Africa.