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African National Congress Secretary General Ace Magashule is using his 30-day grace period for further consultation after the party’s National Executive Committee (NEC) ordered him to step aside.
This was revealed by the party’s general treasurer, Paul Mashatile, on Friday at a wreath ceremony hosted by the ANC at the grave of stalwart fighter Winnie Madikizela-Mandela at Fourways Memorial Park in Johannesburg.
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Magashule did not attend the ceremony, something that raised doubts as he faces the possibility of being expelled from the party as he faces criminal charges.
Mashatile assured that Magashule remained the SG of the party.
“The secretary general is not suspended, he is in office,” Mashatile said.
“He has requested more time to conduct more consultations on matters that affect him and we are giving him that space.
President Cyril Ramaphosa also echoed Mashatile’s sentiments.
“The secretary general is not here because he is in Parys in the Free State doing many other things, you can see that not all the leaders (are here), the national president is not here, the DP is not here, DSG is not here so it doesn’t mean that you know that everyone has to be… ”said Ramaphosa.
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Ramaphosa said the party was working hard to ensure unity, and the demolition of party factionalism has been seen lately.
“The unity project is what the ANC is all about, it is not about to collapse,” Ramaphosa said.
“It’s actually turbocharged, it’s turbocharged to another higher level of vigor and total engagement,” Ramaphosa added.
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