Another senior KwaZulu-Natal ANC member resigned on Tuesday and defected to the growing Congress of the People.

Sibongile Salenje, chairperson of the ANC Women's League and KwaZulu-Natal branch secretary tendered her resignation on Tuesday and said her decision was the correct one.

Salenje said: "I resigned because I was pushed aside for exposing the corrupt practices of the ANC leadership and was being straight-forward".

Six other ANC members in the North West have quit the party to join Cope.

Sapa