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title: "Race for ANC president too close to predict, Zuma's attention antics fall apart"
description: "On Day Three of the ANC National Elective Conference, the race for the position of party president is too close to call with lobbyist saying intense wheeling and dealing is still taking place behind the scenes."
type: "NewsArticle"
publisher: "Daily Maverick"
site: "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za"
section: "The Daily Brief"
author: "Daily Maverick"
author_url: "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/author/dailymaverick/"
canonical_url: "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2022-12-18-race-for-anc-president-too-close-to-predict-zumas-attention-antics-fall-apart/"
published: "2022-12-18T14:15:27"
updated: "2022-12-18T21:35:40"
lang: "en-ZA"
---

# Race for ANC president too close to predict, Zuma's attention antics fall apart

> On Day Three of the ANC National Elective Conference, the race for the position of party president is too close to call with lobbyist saying intense wheeling and dealing is still taking place behind the scenes.

By Daily Maverick · Published 18 December 2022, 16:15 SAST · Updated 18 December 2022, 23:35 SAST

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