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In South Africa, President Ramaphosa on borrowed time

2022-12-07T16:40:28.615Z


Threatened with dismissal, the head of state is not about to resign. His future depends on the support of his party, the ANC.


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Will 'farmgate' bring down President Cyril Ramaphosa?

Since the publication of a parliamentary report on an undeclared burglary in one of his private properties, the future of the head of state has been in suspense.

Ready to resign at the end of the week, the president of the ANC (African National Congress) has decided to fight to the end to prove his innocence.

The National Executive Committee (NEC) of the ANC, the governing body of the ruling party, finally decided to support the head of state by rejecting the report which incriminates him.

This political lifeline will enable Cyril Ramaphosa to run for the presidency of the ANC at the elective conference to be held from 16th to 20th December next in Johannesburg.

"

Discussions were frank and heated

," ANC treasurer Paul Mashatile said on Tuesday, coming out of more than five hours of meetings with the ANC leadership.

This will be the only slightly personal touch of a press release...

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Source: lefigaro

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