Bid to oust Paul Mashatile foiled for now

Insiders says some pro-Ramaphosa leaders called for Mashatile to be removed as acting secretary-general, but Gwede Mantashe is said to have ruled that the matter could not be entertained as it was not on the agenda of the ANC NEC meeting.

24 August 2022 - 12:20 By Andisiwe Makinana and Kgothatso Madisa

The knives are out for ANC treasurer-general Paul Mashatile as a handful of Cyril Ramaphosa-aligned national executive committee [NEC] members want him removed as acting secretary-general...

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