analysisANC North West Chairman Supra Mahumapelo at the ANC's Nasrec conference, December 2018. (Photo by Leila Dee Dougan for Daily Maverick)Officials in government have confirmed that the mess in North West is going to be resolved by national government taking over the province, and running it from the centre. At the centre of the problem are factionalism and divisions, and fighting over the spoils of government. The next logical step: the national ANC takeover of North West provincial ANC. Then, at around lunchtime, the council's chair Thandi Modise confirmed that she had received the letter from the President.

Source: The North Africa Journal May 13, 2018 22:30 UTC