ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa has taken a swipe at the former Free State strongman Ace Magashule for allegedly having previously “captured” party branches in the province.
Ramaphosa challenged the ANC Women’s League in the province to make sure that such capturing of party structures does not happen again.He was speaking at the Central University of Technology in Bloemfontein at an ANCWL event on Wednesday as part of the build-up to the party’s 111 anniversary celebration billed for Sunday.
“You must not allow these branches to be captured again. The branches in this province were being used to advance the interests of an individual. The branches must not to be diverted away from the principles and values of the ANC.” For the Free State, the countless delays were credited to branches that were still beholden to the Magashule clashes with those pushing the renewal agenda.
Said Ramaphosa: “As we continue to renew the ANC, the outcome of the 55th national conference was a vote of confidence that we must forge ahead with this renewal despite those who have been steadfast to stop this project. That is why we say whether they like it or not we will not be deterred.Content hosted by iono.fm
This is one of the only three metropolitan municipalities – alongside eThekwini and Buffalo City – that are still under ANC’s majority control.
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