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Africa-Press – South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>Political meetings involving regional leaders at the ANC Gauteng provincial conference fuelled speculation on Saturday about the possibility of Panyaza Lesufi and Lebogang Maile running on a united slate.<\/p>\n

The provincial conference, taking place in Benoni, was delayed on Saturday morning, with no word on when credentials would be adopted.<\/p>\n

Nominations for leadership positions also remained unclear by midday.<\/p>\n

News24 understands that meetings were held involving leaders from the ANC’s five regions.<\/p>\n

The meetings were dominated by discussions over the possibility of a slate which would unite Maile and Lesufi’s camps.<\/p>\n

Both men were expected to be nominated for the chairperson position.<\/p>\n

News24 was informed that those seeking a unity slate wanted Lesufi nominated unopposed for the chairperson position, while Maile would be elected as his deputy.<\/p>\n

But there is resistance to this idea.<\/p>\n

Those pushing for Maile in Ekurhuleni told News24 that there’s no possibility of regional leaders agreeing to a unity slate.<\/p>\n

“We are not going to support it. Everyone is against it. Our slate is uniting the ANC in Gauteng,” said an insider with knowledge of the talks.<\/p>\n

News24 was also told that pushing a unity slate was a ruse to help Lesufi and not the party.<\/p>\n

Ekurhuleni’s push for Maile is driven by the region’s former chairperson and current provisional leader, Mzwandile Masina.<\/p>\n

Thembinkosi TK Nciza, the regional secretary for Ekurhuleni, is running for provincial secretary.<\/p>\n

Masina said on Friday that it was Maile’s time to lead the province.<\/p>\n

Several names had been touted for the different positions in the province.<\/p>\n

Lesufi’s slate consists of the current deputy provincial secretary Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko as the deputy chairperson.<\/p>\n

Thulani Kunene, the regional secretary in Sedibeng, was proposed for the provincial secretary position in Lefusi’s slate.<\/p>\n

Nominations for Saturday would prove the deciding factor on whether changes to the slates were successful.<\/p>\n

Voting was also expected to take place on Saturday night.<\/p>\n

The conference was set to close on Sunday with an address by ANC leader Cyril Ramaphosa.<\/p>\n

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