ANC Secretary General Ace Magashule launched a veiled attack on Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula for sharply raising internal issues of the governing party in the public domain.
Magashule was addressing unemployed graduates and members of the Umkhonto we Sizwe in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal.
He said members of the ANC must always remain disciplined and respect the elected party leadership, notwithstanding their differences.
He said the party would deal with Mbalula’s offensive tweets behind closed doors.
“We will engage with Mbalula. He is a member of the national working committee. I can’t engage with him publicly,” said Magashule.
“All members of the ANC must raise matters internally. That’s how the ANC operates.”
Mbalula fired off a series of ballistic tweets on Monday where he attacked Magashule and Umkhonto we Sizwe Military Veterans Association (MKMVA) leaders, and supporters of the former President Jacob Zuma.
He said MKMVA president Kebby Maphatsoe was a ‘coward’
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