{"id":361618,"date":"2019-12-11T15:28:22","date_gmt":"2019-12-11T13:28:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=361618"},"modified":"2019-12-11T15:28:22","modified_gmt":"2019-12-11T13:28:22","slug":"anc-denies-plot-to-oust-ramaphosa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/government\/361618\/anc-denies-plot-to-oust-ramaphosa\/","title":{"rendered":"ANC denies plot to oust Ramaphosa"},"content":{"rendered":"

South Africa\u2019s ruling African National Congress rejected media reports<\/a><\/strong> that a faction within the party was plotting to oust President Cyril Ramaphosa because his economic policies were supplanting its pro-poor stance.<\/p>\n

The ANC\u2019s leadership remains united and is working well together, its Secretary-General Ace Magashule told reporters in Johannesburg on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

The party plans to convene a national general council in late June next year where 3,000 of its members will assess the progress it has made since its last national conference in late 2017, Magashule said.<\/p>\n

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Citing inside sources, Ramaphosa\u2019s opponents within the ruling party are reportedly plotting to oust him over reforms that they say are failing to benefit the poor, the Citizen reported.<\/p>\n

A campaign being led by African National Congress Secretary-General Ace Magashule aims to discredit him over economic policies that his opponents argue are supplanting the party\u2019s pro-poor stance, the newspaper said.<\/p>\n

The anti-Ramaphosa faction wants Deputy President David Mabuza to become president, deputised by either Magashule or Water Minister Lindiwe Sisulu, it said.<\/p>\n

ANC spokesman Pule Mabe didn\u2019t answer calls to his mobile seeking comment at the time.<\/p>\n

Magashule is an ally of former President Jacob Zuma, whose almost nine-year term was marred by a series of corruption scandals.<\/p>\n

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Read: We will not allow any state-owned enterprises to fail: Ramaphosa<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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