# ANC National Executive Committee member Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma says she stands by her statement that money has been used to influence votes in the party. She has filed a notice of intention to oppose ANC Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula’s defamation lawsuit against her, over comments she made on the African Renaissance podcast. She accused Mbalula of openly dishing out money during the party’s national conference in December 2022 to secure president Cyril Ramaphosa’s re-election. Dlamini-Zuma says money’s influence in ANC leadership contests threatens the party’s integrity.
Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma to oppose Fikile Mbalula’s defamation lawsuit against her