President Cyril Ramaphosa, in his capacity as President of the ANC, made an unexpected announcement late on Tuesday evening, at the conclusion of a two-day ANC ‘Lekgotla’ (planning meeting). Since a Lekgotla is an extended National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting but is not a formal ANC structure, it has no decision-making mandate. This makes the announcement all the more surprising. It was also highly unusual for the President of the party to make such a public announcement – this is a duty normally performed by the Secretary General. It was a pre-recorded message that was broadcast by both the public broadcaster, the SABC, and eNCA.
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‘Cyril Watch’, compiled by political risk consultancy The Paternoster Group, gives Cyril Ramaphosa 64% for his performance in his first 100 days as president. The group’s Richard Calland explains the score. https://www.businesslive.co.za/fm/features/cover-story/2018-05-24-so-far-so-good-cyril/
After a gruelling 11 months of campaigning, it is still not clear who will win the race to succeed Jacob Zuma as ANC president. https://mg.co.za/article/2017-12-14-anc54-the-winner-is-unlikely-to-take-it-all/
Since 1994, power has shifted dramatically within the ANC. The ruling party’s electoral college, which in December will elect not only Jacob Zuma’s successor as leader of the party but also the all-important 80-member national executive committee (NEC), is notably different from two decades ago….
