In the opinion pages today, Qaanitah Hunter thinks the war for control of the ANC is only just beginning following the recent shock election of a RET-aligned faction at the KZN conference. TimesLIVE opines that Cyril Ramaphosa’s lack of transparency regarding the alleged Phala Phala farm robbery is hurting him.
Qaanitah Hunter | The ‘Taliban’ may have won the battle, but the war is just beginning – News24 (for subscribers)
Hunter writes that the outcome of the recent ANC provincial elective conference held in KwaZulu-Natal over the past weekend shows how much politics is a numbers game following the landslide defeat of incumbent chairperson and Ramaphosa ally Sihle Zikalala to Siboniso Duma.
Hunter continues by noting that battle lines for the larger war, which includes the ANC national elective conference later this year, have been drawn with a slate of younger, pro-Jacob Zuma factions of the party winning provincial elections and bolstering the chances of someone challenging Ramaphosa nationally. Read more here.
EDITORIAL | Ramaphosa is his own worst enemy – TimesLIVE Premium (for subscribers)
The publication writes that Ramaphosa’s failure to deal with the Phala Phala scandal adequately has weakened his hand in internal ANC battles.
It’s his lack of transparency that has made him an easy target for his detractors inside the party, writes TimesLIVE, and it is for that reason that his preferred slate of candidates at the KZN provincial conference was soundly defeated by the Taliban faction. Read more here.
Here’s what else we’re reading today:
What does Ramaphosa’s big KwaZulu-Natal loss mean for you? – Daily Maverick
The ANC elephant is dead – The Citizen (for subscribers)
TOM EATON | The ‘battle for the ANC’s soul’ will undoubtedly produce slim pickings – TimesLIVE Premium (for subscribers)
EXPLAINER | Is KZN ANC conference outcome a setback for Ramaphosa? – News24 (for subscribers)
PETER BRUCE: Business is now gatvol of Ramaphosa’s empty talk of ‘compacts’ – Financial Mail (for subscribers)
HILARY JOFFE: Rand still looms large in inflation equation – Business Day (for subscribers)
Carol Paton | Business, labour and all of us just need government to govern – fin24 (for subscribers)
Basic income grant is a recipe for financial disaster – The Citizen (for subscribers)
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