Ramaphosa Cements His Grip On Power, But Political Drama Is Not Over

CHARLES MOLELE

BEING leader of a ‘broad church organisation’ like the African National Congress (ANC) is almost Mission Impossible. You are often given a short time to complete your mission before being booted out; or everything just self-destructs.

Take the case of the incumbent ANC President Cyril Ramaphosa.

As head of government, Ramaphosa’s focus at the moment should be on pressing national issues such as fixing the country’s ailing economy, state-owned entities (SOEs) and addressing the rollout programme of the COVID-19 vaccines to millions of South Africans.

But instead Ramaphosa was forced to take a bold decision on Monday along with the party’s national executive committee (NEC) to endorse the suspension of ANC Secretary-General Ace Magashule, one of the most senior leaders of the governing party. 

He read the riot act to the Magashule, accusing him of failing to abide by the party’s Constitution and its Code of Conduct.

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