Zuma camp reeling as court strips KZN ANC of leadership
'For Cyril, this has boosted the morale of his supporters in KwaZulu-Natal. You will now likely see many others coming out in support of his campaign'
13 September 2017 - 06:20
While the so-called "ANC rebels" celebrated outside the Pietermaritzburg High Court following a decisive victory against their own party leadership, another man, several hundred kilometres away, would have been quietly smiling to himself. That man was presidential hopeful Cyril Ramaphosa, who could emerge the unlikely beneficiary of Tuesday's ruling which effectively renders the ANC in KwaZulu-Natal leaderless and in disarray.
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