Gwede Mantashe bucks tradition to throw his hat in the ring for ANC chair

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The minister, who is seen as a key Ramaphosa ally, says he wants to be re-elected as chair in December

ANC national chairperson Gwede Mantashe has thrown his hat into the party’s internal leadership contest, saying he is available to be re-elected in the position at the ANC elective conference in December.

Should he succeed, the controversial 67-year-old Mantashe, who is also mineral resources & energy minister, would have been part of the ANC’s top six for 20 years, having previously served as the party’s secretary-general from 2007 to 2017 under former president Jacob Zuma. ..

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