The chair of the NDC was elected in 2012 by the ANC national congress, it highest decisionmaking body. The NEC have interim powers to remove Hanekom as chair. So where is Mantashe now coming from to instruct Hanekom to forward reasons why he should remain as chair of the NDC? Who's opinion is he stating about Hanekom's bias? On what authority does he demand explanation from Hanekom? Should he not be dealing with the matter by placing on the agenda for the next NEC meeting? If Hanekom does answer Mantashe's demand for a submission, who will decide onthe merits of Hanekom's case. Is a call against state capture and corruption anti-ANC? Is Mantashe not compromised when he falsely, prior to the vote of no confidence, informed parliamentarians that the vote is about removing the ANC as majority party, whilst the actual  and legal question to be voted upon under individual oath was whether members of parliament have no confidence in the president. This is witchhunt.