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The ANC was given a responsibility to lead the alliance with its challenge. One of the discussions currently going on is whether or not the ANC is the leader or the alliance is the centre – that’s the issue being discussed.”</span>\r\n\r\n<i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Read more in </span></i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Daily Maverick</span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: “</span></i><a href=\"https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2022-09-25-public-sector-strike-on-the-cards-as-pay-talks-collapse/\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Public sector strike on the cards as pay talks collapse</span></i></a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">”</span></i>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mantashe had to exit the stage alongside ANC National Executive Committee (NEC) members Lindiwe Zulu and Mmamoloko Kubayi — without delivering his remarks on Monday. This was after he was </span><a href=\"https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2022-09-27-gwede-mantashe-heckled-and-sent-packing-at-cosatu-national-congress/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">heckled and booed by delegates</span></a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> who have accused the ANC of making empty promises. </span>\r\n\r\n<hr />\r\n\r\n<strong>Visit <a href=\"https://www.dailymaverick.co.za?utm_source=direct&utm_medium=in_article_link&utm_campaign=homepage\"><em>Daily Maverick's</em> home page</a> for more news, analysis and investigations</strong>\r\n\r\n<hr />\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Conference delegates were unapologetic about their stance and wanted the ANC to account for a number of issues, including the wage increase the government has offered to public servants, which they believe does not cover the high cost of living.</span>\r\n<h4>Zuma contestation</h4>\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Former president Jacob Zuma set tongues wagging after releasing a statement in which he announced his intention to vie for the ANC chairperson position at the party’s 55th conference at the end of the year. In the same statement he also </span><a href=\"https://www.iol.co.za/dailynews/news/kwazulu-natal/jacob-zuma-confirms-his-availability-for-anc-national-chairperson-position-endorses-dlamini-zuma-for-president-e74c3028-9076-42a3-8487-aa1b6db849c6\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">endorses Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma</span></a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for president.</span>\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_1409519\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"480\"]<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-1409519\" src=\"https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/fdcosatu4.jpg?w=480\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"272\" /> ANC chairperson Gwede Mantashe and former Gauteng health MEC Dr Gwen Ramokgopa during Cosatu’s 14th elective congress. (Photo: Felix Dlangamandla / Daily Maverick)[/caption]\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mantashe is contesting for the position of chairperson for another term and has been endorsed by Northern Cape and Eastern Cape provincial structures.</span>\r\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">[WATCH] Mantashe says former President Jacob Zuma contesting to be the chair of the <a href=\"https://twitter.com/hashtag/ANC?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ANC</a> is the “biggest joke of the year”. <a href=\"https://t.co/Md1yoLNJJv\">pic.twitter.com/Md1yoLNJJv</a></p>\r\n— Queenin Masuabi (@Queenin_M) <a href=\"https://twitter.com/Queenin_M/status/1574707121622601729?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 27, 2022</a></blockquote>\r\n<script async src=\"https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"></script>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Asked about Zuma throwing his hat into the ring, he said it was “the biggest joke of the year”, adding: “If JZ at the age 81 wants to contest as chairperson of the ANC, I take it as a joke.” </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Zuma, in his statement, said ANC branches had approached him to contest the position: </span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">“I have been approached by a number of cadres to make myself available for the position of national chairperson of the ANC.</span>\r\n\r\n<i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Read more in </span></i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Daily Maverick</span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: “</span></i><a href=\"https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2022-09-17-the-anc-young-guns-and-veterans-vying-for-the-top-six-in-hotly-contested-party-leadership-race/\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The ANC young guns and veterans vying for the top six in hotly contested party leadership race</span></i></a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">”</span></i>\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_1409520\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"480\"]<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-1409520\" src=\"https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/fdcosatu5.jpg?w=480\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"264\" /> Gwede Mantashe addresses the media during Cosatu’s elective congress at the Gallagher Convention Centre in Midrand on 27 September 2022. (Photo: Felix Dlangamandla / Daily Maverick)[/caption]\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">“I have indicated that I will be guided by the branches of the ANC and that I will not refuse such a call should they deem it necessary for me to serve the organisation again at that level or any other.”</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Others vying for the position include Deputy Finance Minister David Masondo and ANC Limpopo chairperson Stan Mathabatha. </span><b>DM</b>\r\n\r\n<em>See here: <a href=\"https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2022-09-27-zweli-mkhize-for-president-says-anc-in-kzn-as-it-snubs-ramaphosa-and-dlamini-zuma/\">Zweli Mkhize for president, says ANC in KZN</a></em>\r\n\r\n \r\n<div style=\"width: 100%; height: 400px;\" data-tf-widget=\"K2ptFXjT\" data-tf-inline-on-mobile=\"\" data-tf-iframe-props=\"title=How are you surviving Stage 6? 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ANC chairperson Gwede Mantashe and former Gauteng health MEC Dr Gwen Ramokgopa during Cosatu’s 14th elective congress. (Photo: Felix Dlangamandla / Daily Maverick)
Gwede Mantashe addresses the media during Cosatu’s elective congress at the Gallagher Convention Centre in Midrand on 27 September 2022. (Photo: Felix Dlangamandla / Daily Maverick)