Former President Jacob Zuma will no longer appear before the ANC’s Disciplinary Committee on Tuesday.
ANC secretary general Fikile Mbalula cited safety concerns as one of the reasons for the postponement.
Last week, the governing party summoned the former president to its headquarters at Luthuli House.
Zuma stands accused of contravening the party’s constitution by supporting and leading another political party while a card-carrying member of the ANC.
In December last year, the former president announced that he would be ditching the ANC vote at the polls and proclaimed his support for the newly formed MK Party.
Mbalula says the security concerns come from the state’s side as well as the ANC’s internal security.
He refused to reveal those concerns, however says there are fears that violence could erupt.
The MK Party had previously announced that it will gather in numbers outside Luthuli House tomorrow, in support of the former president.
Mbalula says Zuma has failed to show remorse, even after his suspension.
“What the ANC is doing is to implement what is within its constitution and Zuma has agreed to subject himself to that because he is a member.”
Political analyst Sam Koma says the ANC’s move to summon Jacob Zuma to its disciplinary committee after months shows that they were caught napping in addressing the issue.
“If the ANC proceeds to expel him, I anticipate Mr Zuma challenging his expulsion in the court of law.”
Another independent analyst, Goodenough Mashego says the ANC might face difficulty meeting justice or disciplining members in future.
“A precedent has already been set that you can be delinquent and it might take the ANC eight to seven months to discipline you.”
Meanwhile, Former Deputy President David Mabuza has conceded that the Zuma and MK saga is a sad chapter for the governing party.
Mabuza who has been away from the public eye for a while now, also used his campaign trail in Olievenhoutbosch in Tshwane to declare that the ANC is not threatened by the formation of the MK Party.
The Former Deputy President says he is confident that they will survive the party led by Zuma at the polls later this month.
“We have been through this journey before, we went through the formation of Cope, which was very formidable in my take, the EFF which was not very formidable, MK Party not really formidable in my take. We will survive this one.”
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