THIS just in: Ousted President Thabo Mbeki’s mother, Epainette, has given the thumbs up to Moiuoa Lekota’s planned new party. (Lekota is calling a national convention of disgruntled ANC members to plot the way forward)
From the Sapa report:

Epainette Mbeki, the mother of ousted former president Thabo Mbeki,
has described plans of a new party as a “first-class idea”.
The African National Congress’ biggest mistake has been to partner
with the SA Communist Party and the Congress of SA Trade Unions, she
added.
“The party is not the ANC we used to know where people like Oliver
Tambo and many other struggle heroes fought. I really do not know what
they would say now,” she told the Daily Dispatch newspaper in an
interview published on Thursday.
Asked to comment on the possibility of former defence minister
Mosiuoa Lekota starting a breakaway party, she replied: “It is a
first-class idea”.
“The sooner Lekota tells us about his plans, the better, so that
people can start to make their own decisions on this matter,” said Mrs
Mbeki, who has earlier said she would consider joining a new party.
The 92-year-old struggle veteran said she listened to Lekota on
radio on Wednesday when he said the new ANC leaders were promoting
tribalism in the party.
“I will not say that they are promoting tribalism, but what I see
are the low levels of political development,” said Mrs Mbeki, who has
served the ANC for 60 years.

See also:
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