By Carol Paton

16 December is the starting date of the ANC’s national conference.4 075 is the number of delegates who will vote at the conference.

6 000 is the number of people who will attend.

R25m is what it will cost.

906 is the number of votes of the Eastern Cape, the biggest bloc.

0 is the number of votes of the SACP and Cosatu. They are observers only.

62% is the margin by which Jacob Zuma appears to be leading.

1,2% is the proportion of the population that will choose the next president of the ANC.

66 is the number of votes that each delegate will have: one for each of the six officials and 60 ordinary members.

86 is the number this could grow to, if the conference agrees to expand the national executive.

50% is the proportion of women who will be on the executive if the new female quota is accepted.

20 December the latest day by which the new ANC president will be announced.

18 months is the length of time until the next general election, when the ANC list conferences are held and the competition for positions starts again.

Source: ANC and FM research