'Ramaphosa is rallying all of the support he can get because Ace Magashule’s faction, which is very powerful, is coming down hard on him,' an expert says.
Cheryl Corolus and Snuki Zikalala brief media about the plans of a group of ANC elders that want to hold the ANC accountable and steer it in the right direction at Liliesleaf Farm in Sandton, 27 March 2019. Picture Neil McCartney
The ruling parties’ concerned elders, in a briefing yesterday, concurred the ANC leadership was embroiled in a “fight for the soul of the ANC”, as party veteran Cheryl Carolus put it. Yesterday, Ramaphosa issued a statement through his spokesperson, Khusela Sangoni-Khawe, responding to media reports suggesting that Bosasa’s business dealings with his son were connected to allegations that the ANC had directly benefitted from Bosasa’s business with government.
Sangoni-Khawe said: “There is no allegation of any illegal activity levelled against Andile Ramaphosa, including at the state capture commission.” But Duvenhage argued that the veterans’ move was a clear sign of desperation in Ramaphosa’s camp amid the onslaught of rival groups born out of former president Jacob Zuma’s still powerful faction.
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