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It was not immediately clear how the celebrations would be organized, given the Covid-19 restrictions. The NEC statement said the January 8 celebrations would reach out to people across the country “in a way that is in line with Covid-19 disaster regulations.”
ANC insiders had indicated that organizing the January 8 rally on its own turf would have allowed Magashule to show its individual strength, as the event would have been packed with his supporters, who would likely seize the opportunity to embarrass the ANC president. , Cyril Ramaphosa, and other opponents. of the Magashule faction.
“The ANC was formed here in Mangaung,” Magashule shouted outside the Bloemfontein magistrates court last month. “It is not my decision, it is the decision of the national work committee [NWC] on behalf of the national executive committee. The following year we will go to Limpopo, ”said Magashule.
The announcement sent shockwaves and was seen as Magashule trying to force the hand of the NEC. At the time of its announcement, it was just a proposal from the NWC to the NEC that the party should consider the Free State as the host province.
NWC insiders at the time said there was no such decision and that Magashule had taken the lead.
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