A limping Ramaphosa faces an ANC NEC divided over choice of coalition partners

Simon Nare

President Cyril Ramaphosa is under siege both inside and outside the ANC as the governing party’s failure to get an outright majority in the 2024 National and Provincial Elections, forces it into coalition talks that could further divide it at the crucial National Executive Committee (NEC) sit down this week.

Already weakened after the national and provincial election results, Ramaphosa is all but going to face a hostile reception from some members of the NEC who may call for his head and ask him to step down.

The ANC NEC meeting was scheduled for Tuesday but has since been pushed to Thursday because of the  National Working Committee (NWC) as well as official meetings, nationally, that had to take place after the elections.

As coalition becomes the buzzword in South African politics, ANC NEC members appear to be divided on who should the ANC go to bed with