ANC members charged with wrongdoing have 30 days to step aside or face suspension, Ramaphosa says
NEC decision comes after chaotic meeting and is a victory for reformers aligned to the president's anti-corruption agenda
29 March 2021 - 23:20
ANC leaders and members charged with corruption and wrongdoing, including secretary-general Ace Magashule, have 30 days to voluntarily step aside or be suspended, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced late on Monday evening.
In a win for the so-called reformists in the party who are aligned to Ramaphosa's anti-corruption agenda, the party's highest decision making body between congresses had resolved that the “step-aside rule” must be implemented in line with the guidelines and procedures adopted at its last meeting in February...
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