in december 2007 the anc elected their new national executive committee (nec), the highest structure in the party. out of the 80 member committee, 9% are (post-apartheid) convicted criminals. most of these members have been convicted of fraud, while one member, winnie madikizela-mandela, was convicted of the kidnapping of a 14-year-old boy, james seipei (1974–1988), also known as stompie moeketsi (who was also murdered). according to an article in the "mail &amp; guardian", "by adding those who have been disciplined or moved, and those with dark clouds of unanswered questions hanging over their heads, the figure shifts to 29%."