PRESIDENTIAL RACE
David Mabuza’s unity push dismissed as a subterfuge
Mpumalanga chairman David Mabuza’s move is said to be designed to ensure him a post as deputy president
ANC deputy president Cyril Ramaphosa’s backers have poured cold water on Mpumalanga chairman David Mabuza’s push for "unity", dismissing the move as a play for the position of deputy president.
Mpumalanga ANC branches voted overwhelmingly in favour of "unity" instead of the two frontrunner candidates — Cyril Ramaphosa or Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma — at their provincial general council on Friday. Two members of the national executive committee and campaigners in three provinces, including Mpumalanga, told Business Day on Sunday that Mabuza’s move was designed to ensure him a post as deputy president when the party elects new leadership in two weeks. Mabuza, speaking on the sidelines of the Mpumalanga council, said it was not about positions, but rather about ensuring the ANC remained intact after the conference...
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