CHARLES MOLELE
LIMPOPO Premier and ANC provincial chair Stanley Mathabatha has thrown the cat among the pigeons after his announcement on Saturday that his province will campaign for Cyril Ramaphosa to win a second term as ANC president, demonstrating for the first time that the contest ahead of the 2022 elective conference has officially started.
Earlier this week ahead of the January 8 Statement in Polokwane, different factions were seen engaged in ‘caucus’ meetings finalizing slates, and their preferred candidates to replace the current leadership.
Ramaphosa, his deputy David Mabuza and the national chairperson Gwede Mantashe are expected to come under fire from a grouping calling itself the “radical economic transformation” (RET) Forces.
According to a senior ANC leader who attended the party’s 110th birthday celebrations in Polokwane, RET Forces are likely to reveal their preferred leaders to contest Ramaphosa in the next two months.
Tourism minister Lindiwe Sisulu
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