Ace 'wants to run ANC and Free State province'
07 January 2018 - 00:03
ANC secretary-general Ace Magashule is planning to remain Free State premier instead of moving to Luthuli House full time.
ANC insiders in the Free State told the Sunday Times that Magashule had told his close allies he would keep both positions. The secretary-general is like a CEO of the ANC, in charge of day-to-day business.
Magashule, according to insiders, cited former North West premier Thandi Modise, who kept that position in 2010 while deputy secretary-general of the party...
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