ANC leaders including Pravin Gordhan, Angie Motsekga and Lindiwe Zulu have been left off the list
Fears of rebellions in the North West, Limpopo and Gauteng provincial executive committees had narrowed the gap against Mkhize, but most branches kept the majority of the vote with Ramaphosa
The results of the votes for the ruling party’s top seven officials are a huge boost for the embattled Ramaphosa and his supporters, who took five of the portfolios
Cyril Ramaphosa and his allies cruised through the ballot for presidential nominations with an almost 55% lead over Mkhize, but on the eve of the nominations, North West switched its allegiance.
Comrade Carl joins the Outside Delegates as those on the conference floor earn their Christmas bonus
Mkhize received 19 votes from the youth league’s temporary leadership, beating Cyril Ramaphosa (17) and Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma (4)
The former health minister says the Digital Vibes report is no longer an obstacle to his presidential ambitions
Zweli Mkhize, Jacob Zuma inspired to contest for ANC leadership points to a party stuck in a vortex of bad governance and stale ideas
The province’s leadership said ‘the horse had bolted’ despite criticism from Kgalema Motlanthe
The dominant faction in the eThekwini region resolved to support Emalahleni chair Ntuthuko Mahlaba for provincial treasurer, replacing Zandile Gumede who is affected by the step-aside rule