Preparations are under way for South Africa’s ruling party ANC’s national congress they will be picking a new leader.
Traditionally, that person becomes the country’s next president.
But the ruling party’s current focus on electioneering and campaigning means several major decisions have been put on hold at government departments across the board.
Tight competition has been between Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa and former AUC Chairperson Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma. The deputy president so far has 904 branches backing him to 708 for Dlamini-Zuma.
The contest has divided the 105-year-old ANC like never before, with court challenges, allegations of rigging and outbreaks of violence marring the process of deciding who will attend and vote at the conference.
CGTN’s Yolisa Njamela has more.
