ANC deputy secretary-general Jessie Duarte said that party president Cyril Ramaphosa had initially set out 48 hours but they'd agreed to give Ace Magashule a few more days.
African National Congress (ANC) deputy secretary-general Jessie Duarte was on Tuesday delivering the outcomes of the party's three-day national executive committee (NEC) meeting.
Deputy secretary-general Jessie Duarte is holding a media briefing following the ANC NEC meeting that ended on Monday.
In a statement following ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa’s closing addressing on Monday, the party said it showed the ANC could lead by example in the fight against graft.
Ramaphosa has announced an instruction from the national executive committee for Magashule to apologise to him and the party’s faithful over an unauthorised suspension letter he issued against him last week.
ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa also said that in light of party secretary-general Ace Magashule’s suspension, Jessie Duarte would be responsible for running the engine of the organisation.
African National Congress (ANC) president Cyril Ramaphosa disclosed this during his closing address to the three-day national executive committee (NEC) meeting.
Several ANC national executing committee members have told Eyewitness News that the embattled secretary-general's behaviour is unbecoming and must be dealt with by the top six leaders of the party.
In a statement, Cope said its leader was blamed for divisions in the ANC in the Free State during his own tenure as premier but Magashule has consistently brought the party into disrepute.
About 100 ANC members representing branches from eThekwini gathered in Durban on Sunday and pledged allegiance to suspended secretary general Ace Magashule and former President Jacob Zuma.
The NEC has been deliberating on numerous issues including the state of the organisation, the contentious step aside resolution, the fate of its secretary general Ace Magashule and the upcoming local government elections.
Magashule was suspended by his party last week for failing to step aside after he was given 30 days as per the ANC’s resolution.
On Saturday Magashule, who was suspended because he is facing corruption charges, was booted out at the start of the meeting while one of his allies, Bongani Bongo – who is also facing corruption charges – was ousted later in the day.
Suspended ANC secretary-general Ace Magashule has written a letter to the party’s national disciplinary committee (NDC) informing them of his intention to appeal his suspension.
Suspended African National Congress (ANC) secretary-general Ace Magashule explains why he was kicked out of the party's national executive committee (NEC) virtual meeting on Saturday morning.
Suspended ANC secretary-general Ace Magashule was kicked out of the virtual NEC meeting on Saturday.
The ANC’s highest decision-making body in between conferences meets amid deep divisions over the step aside resolution, which has resulted in Magashule being suspended.
The ANC’s national executive committee (NEC) will hold a special meeting from Saturday to Monday where it is expected to discuss COVID-19 and vaccines, the upcoming local government elections, the integrity commission’s reports and the controversial step aside resolution.
