Newsletter| President Cyril Ramaphosa’s ANC camp flexed their muscles at the ANC’s NEC meeting this weekend, reading the riot act on so-called loose cannons within the party and calling for discipline. Ace Magashule was among those taken to task
President moves to consolidate his power, taking NEC members to task over contrary comments and urging restraint
“The resolution is that [Magashule] must be investigated with regard to the ATM. The officials will have to initiate an investigation,” said a Ramaphosa ally who attended the meeting. “If there are things that warrant us to pay attention to a specific issue which, we believe, if left unattended, can undermine our good work, that issue will be attended to.”“We had said that if there are things that need to be looked into – be it about the ATM or about things that happened during elections – it will be the officials who are seized with such things. The NEC would be too big a committee to deal with those things.
City Press understands that Masina was warned by those close to him on Friday that his tweet was reckless and could leave his close friend and ally, Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula, open to an attack over a Public Protector report which made adverse findings against him in relation to a holiday in Dubai that appeared to be sponsored.
“The issue of Masina and others is ongoing, but we agreed that this is the time to stop public spats and respect leadership. So, we will engage with those comrades who are tweeting; we will engage with everybody and now say to them: ‘Comrades, it stops here. Moving forward into the future, we are not going to allow you to do all these tweets. Please stay disciplined, stay loyal.
Those who were more optimistic said she might have one of the biggest portfolios and the most crucial post in helping the ANC win local elections in 2021.
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