THE ANC’s national executive committee (NEC) has ordered suspended Secretary-General Ace Magashule to publicly apologise to President Cyril Ramaphosa, for issuing a counter suspension notice against the party leader.

The NEC further said if Magashule fails to do so, the ANC will institute disciplinary procedures against him in accordance with the party’s Constitution, Ramaphosa said at the closing address of the ANC’s NEC meeting.

After his suspension last week, Magashule issued a suspension letter to the president without any mandate and authorisation of the NEC or the party’s national working committee (NWC).

Ramaphosa said the NEC discussed in detail the letter of suspension written by Magashule to the President, and it concluded that he had no authority or mandate from any structure of the movement to do so.

“The NEC agreed that such conduct was completely unacceptable and a flagrant violation of the rules, norms and values of