NEWS ANALYSIS: Cyril Ramaphosa’s headaches before ANC’s conference
Someone like Paul Mashatile is better placed to understand the post-liberation movement ANC
25 November 2022 - 05:00
Though ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa enjoyed the lion’s share of branch support in the ANC leadership nomination process, several headaches await him. He is likely to be paired with treasurer-general and acting secretary-general Paul Mashatile as his number two.
Mashatile transcends many factions, bringing with him support that demonstrates cross-cutting cleavages across the party base. Alignment between the two and their support bases will take painstaking management of often thorny dynamics. ..
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