Deputy president Paul Mashatile is rumoured to be jostling for the presidency crown with support from Gauteng premier, Panyaza Lesufi as the political game of chess begins, writes Zohra Teke.
Have you noticed how slick the DA has been in the GNU ? Blink and you'll miss it. They've managed to create a two man GNU without anyone noticing - unless of course you're a political sleuth. Let me explain.
But with local government elections around the corner, there may be a shift in gear. I'm just not sure the ANC sees it. The battle for the two parties is very different. For the ANC, its a battle of longevity and survival. It's still reeling from its devastating loss at the general elections. It's still engulfed in the blame game. It's still haunted by the UMkhonto we Sizwe party which slaughtered it at the polls.
"The succession battle has started if you look at how the ANC is fixated on its internal squabbles. Mbalula has been trying to keep people within the party out of fear that we will lose more to the MK party. That's why we don't want to disband the Gauteng or KZN Provincial Exexutive Committees yet. That will leave an en mass exodus to MK," said one senior ANC insider.
But it's no coincidence. Lesufi's rhetoric is popular. It strikes a cord amongst ANC supporters - the vast majority who did not want the party in bed with the DA. Trade unions and the SA Communist Party alike. So not dancing to the GNU tune is a strategic move towards 2027, the next elective conference to replace Ramaphosa as party leader, a precursor to the next general elections.
The DA has been issuing parliamentary questions, undertaking more oversight visits and questioning the lack of service delivery in metros. One particular DA leader who often spoke to me at length before the elections, detailing the catastrophe of service disasters from the ANC went dead silent following the formation of the GNU. Despite my best charm and cajoling he refused to budge on any insider information. But that's starting to change.
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