President Cyril Ramaphosa has lost the political support of the ANC and is 'very likely' to announce his resignation as head of state in the next few hours.
All indications are that Cyril Ramaphosa will resign as state president in the next couple of hours.
Ramaphosa will also resign as president of the ANC and will pull out of the race to be re-elected in just over two weeks' time at Nasrec. News24 has spoken to a range of senior politicians and civil servants close to the president's decision, that is likely to trigger a credibility crisis for South Africa.
He has served as deputy president and president of the country for a decade, and oversaw the"reform" agenda in the country to restore institutions and state-owned enterprises that were plundered during the so-called"lost decade" under Zuma.Phala Phala panel finds Ramaphosa ‘may have committed serious violations’, breached anti-corruption laws
The Ngcobo report confirmed the suspicions and found Ramaphosa had to answer the case for possible impeachment.Ramaphosa in crisis: ANC leaders to meet on president's future as enemies, opposition demand resignation This follows a marked sea-change in recent times, with frustration among supporters around the president's lack of urgency to take the fight to his political enemies increasing.
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