Some Cyril Ramaphosa-aligned NEC members want Mashatile removed as acting secretary-general
Paul Mashatile at the ANC national policy conference at Nasrec in Johannesburg on July 31 2022. Picture: FINANCIAL MAIL/FREDDY MAVUNDA
NEC sources say the group that wants Mashatile to be ousted cited administrative reasons for their call, but strategically it appeared they do not want him at the helm in the build-up to the December elective conference.“They don’t want him at the helm of process. That’s the issue,” said the source. “Lulama is [asking whether] at the national conference ... Mashatile [IS] going to present the SGO report and also the treasurer’s report. But they have a legal problem because there is no vacancy in the SGO. The SG is there, he’s on step aside, he’s suspended. So it’s not a vacancy. The court can decide to drop all the charges tomorrow and say go back to work,” an NEC insider said.Their attempts to raise the matter, however, fell flat when they were told the issue was not on the agenda.
Another NEC source claimed, without elaborating, that it was not a surprise Ngcukaitobi raised the matter, because the Eastern Cape has issues with Mashatile. However, Ramokgopa is not an elected official and cannot take over. This was the same argument used earlier in 2022 before she was appointed co-ordinator.
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