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Africa-Press – South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>The ANC national executive committee (NEC) is expected to discuss the conduct of its secretary-general, Fikile Mbalula, who this week told a party gathering that ANC MPs lied to parliament in the Nkandla matter to protect its then leader Jacob Zuma.<\/p>\n

<\/a>At the weekend, Mbalula told ANC supporters in Mpumalanga that party MPs lied when they defended the building of a swimming pool at Zuma\u2019s homestead by saying it was a fire pool.<\/p>\n

<\/a>Mbalula’s comments have angered several NEC members, including national chair Gwede Mantashe who said he doesn\u2019t understand why Mbalula would open \u201cold wounds\u201d such as the Nkandla matter.<\/p>\n

Other NEC members TimesLIVE spoke to said Mbalula\u2019s comment may jeopardise ANC MPs who were part of the ad hoc committee on Nkandla in that they might be hauled over the coals for perjury.<\/p>\n

Three NEC sources said Mbalula\u2019s insistence on continuously making media comments went against his role as defined by the ANC constitution and communications protocol.According to the sources, Mbalula is meant to communicate only decisions of the NEC and the national working committee (NWC).<\/p>\n

While the NEC meeting on Thursday evening was specifically called to finalise the January 8 statement that will be delivered by party president Cyril Ramaphosa on Saturday, there are other NEC members who are expected to raise the issue of former president Jacob Zuma and the uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) party.<\/p>\n

The meeting was likely to also discuss whether Zuma should be expelled.<\/p>\n

This, according to NEC sources, was because Mbalula has already opened a can of worms though there was a decision that the Zuma matter would be entertained only after the January 8 celebrations.<\/p>\n

There is a tentative date of January 20 for an extended NEC meeting where Zuma and the MK party will be extensively discussed.<\/p>\n

But due to Mbalula\u2019s remarks as well as responses by Mantashe and former police minister Nathi Nhleko, there\u2019s a feeling among some NEC members that they might as well bring the matter up.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – South-Africa. The ANC national executive committee (NEC) is expected to discuss the conduct of its secretary-general, Fikile Mbalula, who this week told a party gathering that ANC MPs lied to parliament in the Nkandla matter to protect its then leader Jacob Zuma. 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