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DURBAN – Lindiwe Sisulu’s campaign to be elected as ANC president in the 55th national conference next year has begun in earnest.

The Daily News has learnt that Sisulu’s name has been raised by various regions and sub-regions across the length and breadth of the country. She was also apparently being backed by some ANC Women’s League (ANCWL) regional structures to run for the presidency. It has yet to be seen if her presidential ambitions will get the nod from the ANCWL’s national structure.

In the Western Cape she is said to be enjoying big support from the Boland, Karoo and Overberg regions. Her Boland backer Patrice Mangena said the region was fully behind her and would make sure, working with others, she gets elected as the first ANC woman president in the 55th elective conference next year.

Mangena described Sisulu as a leader who has everything it takes to lead the ANC, saying her childhood background right up until now speaks for itself. He said the fact that she was born and raised by Walter and Albertina Sisulu who were well respected ANC stalwarts, combined with her struggle credentials makes her the perfect choice for the position.-IOL.