OpinionCyril Ramaphosa masks deep ANC rot in performative candour:
President Cyril Ramaphosa’s candid remarks about voter anger and failing municipalities will mean ...
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- ANC Youth League Secretary-General Tsakani Shiviti said Ramaphosa took over the party during one of the most challenging periods in its post-apartheid history.
- Shiviti cited State Capture and the COVID-19 pandemic, during which people lost their jobs, as problems Ramaphosa inherited.
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- ANC Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula dismissed reports that Ramaphosa was considering stepping down as party president.
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- The ANC received 36.9% of the nationwide vote in the 2026 local elections, compared with 49.9% in 2021.
- According to at least five senior NEC members, Ramaphosa raised resigning and having all seven national officials resign after the election defeat.
- Paul Mashatile and Maropene Ramokgopa opposed resignations, according to NEC members; Ramokgopa instead proposed an early conference in April.
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- Ramaphosa said strict performance-management guidelines would be followed and implemented for elected ANC officials.
- The guidelines cover elected ANC councillors and mayors, according to the report.
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