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Embattled ANC secretary general Ace Magashule has rejected calls for him to step down, saying he will only do so if ANC branches tell him to do so.
Addressing hundreds of ANC supporters, who gathered outside the Bloemfontein Magistrate Court on Friday shortly after he was granted R200 000 bail after he was charged with 20 counts of corruption relating to a R255 million asbestos audit project, Magashule accused his political rivals within the ANC of colluding with law enforcement agencies to remove him from his position as secretary general.
“The ANC belongs to the branches of the ANC. I will respect the voices of the branches. If the branches of the ANC say step aside, I will respect that. If the branches say step aside, I will do so. The branches elected us. Nobody can remove us. I am not a product of the media. I was there
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