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Do or die weekend for the ANC

Do or die weekend for the ANC

THE AFRICAN MIRROR REPORTER THE ANC goes into this weekend’s national executive committee (NEC) meeting bruised and battered by two days of political wars which has deepened divisions within the party. Chaos erupted at the highest level of the party, when a power struggle ensued between the Ace Magashule, the ANC secretary-general and its president, Cyril Ramaphosa. Magashule was suspended because he is an accused in a criminal court and hours later attempted to suspend Ramaphosa for vote buying. Magashule’s unilateral move has united the top four highest ranking officials in the ANC- Deputy President David Mabuza, Treasurer Paul Mashatile,…
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Magashule meets Mbeki, Motlanthe

Magashule meets Mbeki, Motlanthe

AFRICAN MIRROR REPORTER ACE Magashule, the ANC secretary-general has met with two former South African heads of state as part of consultation around a decision by the national executive committee (NEC) that he should step aside from his role because he faces criminal charges. Magashule met separately with former presidents Thabo Mbeki and Kgalema Motlanthe. Two weeks ago, he met with former president Jacob Zuma. He asked to be given time to consult with the former leaders to seek counsel around the step aside rule. Magashule is expected to meet with the six most senior leaders of the ANC, generally…
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South Africa’s Magashule to give explanation to party after corruption charges

South Africa’s Magashule to give explanation to party after corruption charges

THE secretary-general of South Africa's governing ANC will appear before a party commission on Saturday to give an explanation, after he was charged with corruption, President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced. Ace Magashule, an ally of Ramaphosa's predecessor Jacob Zuma, faces corruption allegations related to a contract to audit homes with asbestos roofs while he served as premier of the Free State province. He has denied wrongdoing and was granted bail in court last month. Ramaphosa is trying to clean up the ANC's image after a decade of scandals under Zuma. In August, the ANC's National Executive Committee (NEC) resolved that…
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South African president fights for political life

South African president fights for political life

AFRICAN MIRROR REPORTER South African president Cyril Ramaphosa, engaged in the biggest battle of his political life, has survived a planned political coup by asking the ANC’s integrity committee to investigate accounts of a campaign that financed his campaign for the presidency of the ANC. Sources in the ANC, a party that has been divided into two factions, have revealed that Ramaphosa volunteered to submit himself and the CR17 campaign for a probe into, among others, the R400-million received in donations. Ramaphosa is said to have told the NEC meeting, in his presidential address, that he had also asked the…
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