Charles Molele
As the saying goes – there are no permanent friends or enemies in politics, but permanent interests. This week’s appointment of Sihle Zikalala as KwaZulu-Natal Premier by the ANC national executive committee (NEC), under the leadership of Cyril Ramaphosa, serves as a classic example. In the run-up to the ANC elective conference in December 2017, Zikalala was one of the leading critics of Ramaphosa.
He supported former African Union Commission chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma as a candidate for president of the ANC and the country.
In August 2017 he launched a scathing attack on Ramaphosa, saying he was not a suitable candidate to take over as ANC president because he once deserted the party for big business. Ramaphosa’s bid to become ANC president was supported by a group led by former KZN premier Senzo Mchunu – who was defeated by Zikalala in a disputed ANC conference in 2015 –
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