My crystal ball says: Zuma never had any intention of stepping down as ANC president in December. He and his faction are doing everything possible to collapse the upcoming conference, prolonging his tenure until 2019, after which he will anoint Zwele Mkhize, with NDZ as his deputy. The end game: Gigaba to take over as president from Mkhize. Zupta capture done and dusted. I'll take money for readings of the future... :-)