SUNDAY MORNING ASSESSMENT
Shrewd David Mabuza holds the kingmaker cards
08 October 2017 - 00:00
The only certainty about the outcome of the ANC leadership contest in December is that it will not follow any presupposed formulas.
The delegate numbers contained in an internal memo sent by ANC secretary-general Gwede Mantashe to provincial secretaries reflect that the game is wide open, with various outcomes possible, particularly as it is not a two-horse race.
The most sought-after person in the ANC over the next few weeks will be Mpumalanga chairman David Mabuza. He has played a strategic game to position himself as kingmaker and secure a position as a top official...
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