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ANC Eastern Cape Chairperson Oscar Mabuyane briefs the media on the party’s readiness ahead of the Provincial Conference in this image captured on 24 March 2026.
African National Congress Eastern Cape Chairperson Oscar Mabuyane has accused some party members outside his province of sowing the seeds of division for personal gain.
The organisation’s provincial elective conference failed to proceed after the Eastern Cape High Court issued an interim order against it.
Some members took the party to court, accusing it of flawed processes leading up to the conference.
Mabuyane confirmed that the provincial leadership will meet with the party’s national leadership tomorrow at Luthuli House in Johannesburg to debrief them on what happened over the weekend.
He says, “There are some masterminds who are masterminding this. Now I can get a sense that it’s not just the battles of our province, but battles that are also sponsored elsewhere because of other national interests in moving forward. You know, at some point, there would have been comrades; some of those comrades are very active now, they are protagonists of what is happening. They once left this province, went up to uLuthuli. Some of those elements are still here. It’s about control. Who is there? Am I able to control that person? If I can’t control that person, that person can’t be right”, Mabuyane elaborates.
Video | ANC Eastern Cape elective conference halted – Oscar Mabuyane speaks to SABC
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fsfJ11E5Dis
