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    Ramaphosa goes for broke

    Mar 28, 2021 5 minutes
    MZILIKAZI WA AFRIKA, KARABO NGOEPE
    and MANYANE MANYANE

    PRESIDENT Cyril Ramaphosa is said to be laying the ground for his re-election as ANC president with plans afoot to remove possible contenders from Cabinet.

    According to insiders, Ramaphosa is mulling a Cabinet reshuffle, and at the centre of it will be ministers that are perceived to be threats to his re-election as party president.

    The sources said at the top of the list is the removal of Minister of Human Settlements, Lindiwe Sisulu. She contested the position during the last elective conference in 2017 and is expected to do it again at the 2022 conference, a move that is not sitting well with Ramaphosa’s supporters.

    Chief lobbyist for her removal is alleged to be ANC chairperson and Minister of Mineral Resources, Gwede

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