No foregone conclusions in ANC succession race, says Mashatile
A frontrunner will become apparent only once branches start nominations, he says, reiterating that Ramaphosa’s announcement of a slate was uncalled for — even though he was on it
ANC deputy president Cyril Ramaphosa might be the frontrunner in the presidential race‚ but Gauteng ANC chairman Paul Mashatile has warned that the situation could change. Mashatile was speaking on Friday in Johannesburg on the sidelines of the launch of United Royal Kingships Holdings‚ an initiative by traditional leaders to create jobs and boost small businesses for people in rural areas. He said that although certain branches of the ANC had announced their slates‚ with Ramaphosa being their preferred next leader‚ branches could sing a different tune when they vote at the elective conference in December. "Well‚ branches have started nominating and some of them have nominated comrade Nkosazana [Dlamini-Zuma] and some of them have announced comrade Zweli [Mkhize]. There are different names that are coming up [so] there’s still time to further engage because we are going to have PGCs [provincial general councils]‚" said Mashatile. Two months ago he said Gauteng was backing Ramaphosa ...
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