IN PICS | Meet the new ANC top 7: Ramaphosa, Mashatile, Mantashe, Mbalula, Mokonyane, Maropene Ramokgopa and Gwen Ramokgopa
Cyril Ramaphosa, Paul Mashatile, Gwede Mantashe, Fikile Mbalula, Nomvula Mokonyane, Maropene Ramokgopa and Gwen Ramokgopa are the newly elected ANC top 7.
ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa congratulates newly elected secretary-general Fikile Mbalula at the elective conference at Nasrec in December 2022. (Alaister Russell)
The race to fill the ANC’s top 7 positions has ended with party president Cyril Ramaphosa emerging victorious and defeating his rival, former health minister Zweli Mkhize.
Here is the newly elected top 7 cohort in the ruling party:
president: Cyril Ramaphosa
deputy president: Paul Mashatile
national chairperson: Gwede Mantashe
secretary-general: Fikile Mbalula
first deputy secretary-general: Nomvula Mokonyane
second deputy general secretary: Maropene Ramokgopa
treasurer general: Gwen Ramokgopa
From the left, second deputy secretary-general Maropene Ramokgoba, first deputy secretary-general Nomvula Mokonyane, secretary-general Fikile Mbalula, national chairperson Gwede Mantashe, president Cyril Ramaphosa, deputy president Paul Mashatile and treasurer-general Gwen Ramokgopa celebrate winning leadership positions at the 55th ANC national elective conference on December 19 2022. (Alaister Russell)
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ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa congratulates newly elected national chairperson Gwede Mantash. (Alaister Russell)
ANC President Cyril Ramaphosa is welcomed to stage after winning the election as party leader, on December 19 2022, at Nasrec, Johannesburg, during the 55th ANC National Conference. (Alaister Russell)
ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa congratulates his new deputy Paul Mashatile at the national conference at Nasrec. The writer says there was a complete absence of strategy and foresight by the two prime candidates in the Ramaphosa camp. (Sandile Ndlovu)
Paul Mashatile, ANC deputy president, embraces President Cyril Ramaphosa during party's 55th national elective conference in Johannesburg. (Leon Sadiki/Bloomberg)
Cyril Ramaphosa is elected as ANC president for a second term at the party's 55th national elective conference at Nasrec in Johannesburg in 2022. From left are Maropene Ramokgopa, Nomvula Mokonyane, Fikile Mbalula, Gwede Mantashe, Cyril Ramaphosa, Paul Mashatile and Gwen Ramokgopa. File photo. (Thulani Mbele)
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