President Cyril Ramaphosa leaves the ANC’s National Working Committee meeting at Nasrec, Johannesburg, 5 December 2022. (Photo: Supplied) The ANC’s conference will be held next week between the 16th and 20th of December where new leadership will be voted in.
Party spokesperson Pule Mabe explained why the matter was not further discussed.
“One must say it was quite robust, dynamic as usual and we engaged on several issues as usual. We know one issue of interest is the issue of the Integrity Commission but this NEC resolved that the report of the IC would be included in the organisational report. In this instance we are seven days away from the conference. It is only fair and opportune that the IC report forms part of all reports which will be put before the conference,” he said.
This allows ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa to go ahead and contest for a second term while further discussions about the matter will only be discussed by the delegates who will be attending the conference.
The meeting which was held at the Nasrec Expo Centre in Soweto started with party treasurer general Paul Mashatile presenting the Special National Working Committee (NWC) report. The NWC held its meeting on Monday where they made the decision to back Ramaphosa.
The NWC meeting agreed that ANC MPs must be instructed to vote against the Section 89 report on Phala Phala when the matter is debated and voted on during a Parliamentary sitting this coming week.
Mashatile also presented a report from the secretary general’s office on preparations for the conference. Party deputy president David Mabuza presented the draft organisational report.
ANC race
The ANC branches have nominated Ramaphosa by an overwhelming majority for a second term with 2,037 nominations, while former Health Minister Zweli Mkhize only managed to get 916 votes.
Mashatile for now leads the deputy president race with Justice and Correctional Services Minister Ronald Lamola coming in with the second largest number of nominations. ANC Eastern Cape chair Oscar Mabuyane came in third place.
The chair position sees ANC Limpopo leader Stan Mathabatha with the most support while current chair Gwede Mantashe is second, followed by Deputy Finance Minister David Masondo.
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Former ANC KwaZulu-Natal secretary Mdumiseni Ntuli, National Executive Committee (NEC) member Phumulo Masualle and ANC head of elections Fikile Mbalula are all up for the secretary general position.
The deputy secretary general race will be a two-horse race for now between NEC member Nomvula Mokonyane and party General Manager Febe Potgieter.
Ramaphosa’s special advisor Bejani Chauke leads the nomination table for the treasurer general position, followed by Pule Mabe and Mzwandile Masina. DM