Tokyo Sexwale, with Judy Favish (right) and other members of the audience at the UCT campus on Tuesday night. Sexwale gave a lecture on Nelson Mandela and said unity in the ANC was of paramount importance for the continued existence of the party. Picture: Courtney Africa

Unity in the ANC is paramount, irrespective of who is elected to lead the party later this year, Human Settlements Minister Tokyo Sexwale has said.

ANC members who wanted to “pursue victory” at the party’s national conference in Mangaung in December should also consider what such a victory could cost a party watched closely by an electorate that should not be taken for granted, he said in giving a lecture on Nelson Mandela at UCT on Tuesday night.

The event was arranged by the ANC Youth League as part of the ANC’s centenary celebrations.

Sexwale lamented the divisions in the ANC.

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