Party veteran and Minister of Human Settlements Tokyo Sexwale has been charged with investigating the events that led to Malema being booed by SACP delegates. - Sowetan
At Friday's meeting, the minister of human settlements, Tokyo Sexwale, presented an official report of what transpired at the SACP conference.
The report focused on the booing of Malema and other ANC leaders, such as Tony Yengeni and Billy Masetlha, and blamed the SACP leadership for failing to condemn the behaviour of its members.
According to NEC members, the report appeared to criticise both Mantashe and Nzimande, whose intervention was said to be more advisory than condemnatory.
The booing occurred when SACP national treasurer Phumulo Masualle was introducing ANC guests. As a result, Malema and Yengeni stormed out of the conference.
On Friday, Sexwale distributed copies of his report.
NEC members said Sexwale stated in the report that he had volunteered to write the report following a meeting with Motlanthe. The office of the secretary-general was also informed, he told the NEC.
NEC members who attended the SACP congress were also informed, although they did not contribute to the drafting of the report.
Sexwale attended the conference as a cabinet minister at the invitation of the SACP.
An NEC member said the report explained that the booing of ANC leaders was a sign of accumulated and unresolved tensions within the alliance.
It also stated that the singing was mild, but when Malema and Masetlha appeared, delegates sang loudly, an indication of anger against them.
Sexwale is said to have reported that Malema had whispered to those who were near him at the time that they would be booed. But Sexwale added that he did not know how Malema knew the incident would occur. - Timeslive
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