With an unanimous mandate and Phala Phala overlooked, it’s time to repay favours. A ruthless cabinet reshuffle is in order, writes CaiphusK_11
New ANC deputy president Paul Mashatile and deputy secretary-general Nomvula Mokonyane at Nasrec Expo Centre in Johannesburg on December 19 2022.In the early hours of Sunday morning on the conference floor, former minister Nomvula Mokonyane was about to make the ballot paper as the only candidate for ANC deputy secretary-general when the Northern Cape threw a spanner in the works.
Not only did Joemat-Pettersson make the ballot, but when electoral committee chair Kgalema Motlanthe announced the results on Monday she narrowly lost to Mokonyane by a mere 50 votes. Saul was leading the smallest province, but they were punching way above their weight. Intense horse trading had taken place between provinces and regions that support Ramaphosa, and they were confident they could flip the whole thing on its head. When branch nominations were announced before the conference, Mokonyane was leading by a mile. But the CR22 faction was going for a winner-takes-all top 7.
The Ramaphosa group also benefited from a rookie mistake in Gauteng. Mzwandile Masina and Pule Mabe, both nominated for the position of treasurer-general, left it until late for Masina to step aside in support of Mabe. By the time they announced on Sunday afternoon that they were joining forces, it was too late to communicate this to all their delegates. Mabe got 1,652 votes, Masina received 281. Combined they had 1,933 while Gwen Ramakgopa, the beneficiary of this confusion, won by 1,809 votes.
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