LISTEN | Ace Magashule puts his disqualification in delegates' hands

He has been nominated by some branches in his home province, the Free State, despite having been suspended due to the charges he faces.

While the party's vetting process removed Magashule from contesting leadership positions and he missed the deadline for appealing his disqualification, he believes delegates can still save his political career.

“The branches are the highest decision-making body [in] the conference and I will respect the branches and their voice.

“This conference must go on and it must be a peaceful conference, but no-one must be stifled in raising issues and their views. Delegates must be allowed to talk and the leadership of the ANC must never try to suppress the voices of branches which is the basic unit of the ANC,” Magashule said.