ANC to enforce 50/50 gender parity rule for NEC nominations
The African National Congress says it will nominate more women to the party's highest decision-making body between conferences - the national executive committee.
The organisation says gender parity is an issue the ANC will be taking very seriously at its upcoming national elective conference.
Electoral committee member Chief Matsela spoke at a media briefing at Luthuli House in Johannesburg on Tuesday, where Cyril Ramaphosa and Zweli Mkhize were named as frontrunners for the party's top job.
He says for the rest of the NEC, the 50/50 gender parity rule will be enforced after only two women were nominated for positions in the party's top six.
"The total 86 or so members of the NEC should include women, making up 50% of that composition and we should be able to do that when we look at the additional nominees."
