**The ANC is under threat as some of its leaders are more concerned with self-enrichment and power than serving South Africans, a senior official has said.**ANC Secretary General Gwede Mantashe said there was a perception that “there is no political life other than vying for positions in the ANC”.
He outlined his concerns in a report given at a recent national leadership meeting, reports say.
The ANC retained a huge majority in general elections last year.
But it has increasingly been accused of corruption and criticised for not doing enough to improve the lives of poor South Africans.
The Cape Times newspaper says it is in possession of the report by Mr Mantashe, in which he accuses party members of exhausting energy on securing positions and power in the ANC rather than improving the lives of its electorate.
“The influence of money” is changing the character of the ANC, he said.
He added that he did not know how many members the party had because lists were being manipulated by different groups in the struggle for power.
But ANC spokesman Jackson Mthembu, who confirmed that Mr Mantashe submitted “an organisational report” at a recent leadership meeting, denied that there are divisions in the ANC.
“We do engage robustly but maybe it is this robust debate which has been misconstrued to mean that there are divisions,” he told the BBC.
Jacob Zuma became president after last year’s elections, which followed a bitter struggle for control of the party against supporters of former President Thabo Mbeki.