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President Cyril Ramaphosa’s campaign for re-election as the leader of the ANC was bolstered on Tuesday after he won an overwhelming majority of support from the 3,500 branches.
The ANC electoral committee announced that Ramaphosa got 2,037 nominations from all nine provinces, giving him an early lead, which almost secures him an easy victory at the national conference in December...A subscription helps you enjoy the best of our business content every day along with benefits such as articles from our international business news partners; ProfileData financial data; and digital access to the Sunday Times and TimesLive Premium.
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