‘New Top Seven: the stench of graft is strong’
Ivo Vegter believes there is very little prospect of ‘renewal’ or ‘unity’ within the ANC Top Seven as allegations of graft or misconduct hang over all of them.
ANC NEC
Ramaphosa doesn’t have excuses any more – TK Pooe, Wits School of Governance
President Cyril Ramaphosa managed to secure a second term as President of the ANC, beating his rival Zweli Mkhize by 579 votes.
Expect Ramaphosa to get another term but the battle will be for No 2 – Prof Theo Venter, UJ
Venter expects the biggest battle to be for the position of deputy president of the ANC, as the candidate would become president should Ramaphosa’s Phala Phala theft force him to fall on his sword.
RET: radical reformists or ambitious opportunists?
In an analysis of the Radical Economic Transformation (RET), the faction is defined as an aggregation of the aggrieved and aspirant within the ANC.
ANC NEC instructs MPs to vote against adopting panel report
The ANC National Executive Committee has decided its deployees in Parliament will vote against adopting the independent panel’s report on Phala Phala.
Ramaphosa must be “politically ruthless” to survive as NEC meeting begins
ANC President Cyril Ramaphosa has arrived but recused himself at the National Executive Committee meeting in Nasrec where his political future will be decided.
‘Should I stay or should I go?’ – ANC meets to decide Ramaphosa’s fate
President Cyril Ramaphosa was reportedly willing to throw in the towel following Wednesday evening’s release of the independent panel report, but his allies have sought to persuade him otherwise.
What investors, analysts say about Ramaphosa’s potential resignation
Investors awaiting answers have been selling South African assets amid fears that his potential departure may set back reforms aimed at bolstering economic growth, stabilizing public finances and tackling graft.Â
If charged over Phala Phala, Ramaphosa will step aside, but only then
ANC President Cyril Ramaphosa is happy to go quietly into that good night – relinquishing the race for the ANC’s top post – should he be charged over Phala Phala, reports Bloomberg.
ANC split over ‘step aside resolution’ as Ramaphosa asserts corruption must end
Five legal opinions have been presented to ANC NEC members as a guide for how the party can deal with members facing corruption charges.