Mbete distances herself from report that she has entered ANC leadership race
18 January 2017
Cape Town - ANC national chairperson Baleka Mbete has distanced herself from media reports that she has entered the race to succeed President Jacob Zuma as party president.
Mbete appeared to be the third high-profile figure to throw her hat into the succession ring after a Sunday Times report said she had been "approached" by a number of NEC members to run.
However, the current Speaker of Parliament told 702 Radio on Tuesday that she had not "raised her hand" publicly for the position, because she was not yet allowed to do so.
She said the ANC's national working committee had decided this week that leadership pronouncements were premature and needed to be stopped.