‘Apologise of face disciplinary hearing’ told Magashule
Magashule's job on the line after being to apologise for suspending party president
The African National Congress’s National Executive Committee demands suspended Secretary-General apologise publicly or face a disciplinary hearing. This is a decision that was taken over the weekend after Magashule wrote a letter suspending Cyril Ramaphosa as the president of the party. Magashule was suspended after he failed to step aside as he is facing a string of serious crimes. In March, the ANC’s NEC took a decision that all party members facing serious crimes must step aside within 30 days or face suspension.
“The NEC agreed that such conduct was completely unacceptable and a flagrant violation of the rules, norms, and values of the African National Congress. The NEC furthermore instructed the officials to advise the Secretary-General to apologise publicly to ANC structures and members within a set time-frame,” Ramaphosa said.
He said if Magashule fails to do this he will face disciplinary action. The party’s Deputy Secretary-General, Jessie Duarte, will take over his functions.
Meanwhile, Ramaphosa said that NEC members expressed concern about “a concerted and well-orchestrated and well-resourced campaign to sow division and confusion in the ranks of the ANC.
He said their ultimate aim to destroy the movement as an instrument of progressive transformation and change.
“It noted that this campaign is actively aided by a few individuals from within the National Executive Committee itself, through leaks, deviant public pronouncements, protests, and misinformation on social media aimed at distorting the decisions of the NEC,” Ramaphosa said.
“The NEC agreed to take urgent steps to investigate the leaks from the NEC and any organised campaign to subvert the movement and take appropriate action,” he added.
