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The enemies of President Cyril Ramaphosa in the ANC may have been defeated in the last meeting of the national executive committee, but their campaign to overthrow him will continue.
And it is possible that Ramaphosa’s political enemy, Ace Magashule, used the controversy over the ANC delegation’s trip to Harare last week to “throw Cyril under the bus,” because the president would have authorized the flight in an Air Force. South Africa (SAAF). executive jet.
It would be helpful for Ramaphosa’s enemies (those surrounding Magashule and former President Jacob Zuma) to embarrass him and expose him to scrutiny not only from the public protector, but also from opposition parties who are already screaming on the sidelines about the trip.
Over the weekend, Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane confirmed that it had received two complaints from Freedom Front Plus (FF +) and AfriForum.
The two organizations want him to investigate the use of state aircraft for the ruling party’s purposes, but Mkhwebane has yet to decide whether to pursue the matter or not.
Ramaphosa gave Defense Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula 48 hours to present a written explanation of the trip. The deadline expired yesterday.
Zimbabwean media reported on Friday that the delegation was sent to the country by Ramaphosa himself.
Magashule was accompanied by the chair of the ANC subcommittee on international relations, Lindiwe Zulu, the chair of the subcommittee on economic development, Enoch Godongwana, the former chairman of the parliamentary defense portfolio Tony Yengeni, the former minister of water and sanitation Nomvula Mokonyane and Mapisa -Nqakula.
They are believed to have gone to Harare to persuade the ruling Zanu-PF to enter into talks with the opposition to end the political tension that has led to violent protests, arrests of state opponents and police brutality.
University of South Africa politics professor Dirk Kotze said the Zuma / Magashule camp would continue its campaign to overthrow Ramaphosa until the ANC’s national elective conference in 2022.
They would use every available excuse to strengthen their case against him. However, the analyst said it was unlikely that Ramaphosa would have authorized the trip to Zimbabwe.
Kotze said there was a blurred line between the state and the party in this case because the purpose of the ANC’s visit was also in the state’s interest.
The professor said that if the ANC delegation was able to resolve the political crisis in Zimbabwe, that could justify the use of a state plane.
He added that the challenge posed by the Zimbabwean immigrants was serious, making it a matter of concern to South Africa, the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and the African Union, of which Ramaphosa was the current president.
“In this case they will argue that there is a gray area or that the line is blurred because the ANC meeting would also help to help the country.
“If the ANC delegation made progress, it is in South Africa’s interest, so the SADC and the AU authorized them to use the state plane to go there,” Kotze said.
Another analyst, Professor Susan Booysen, said Mapisa-Nqakula was likely to present an acceptable explanation.
“It can be assumed that the minister will give a good explanation. He explained Gupta’s landing at Waterkloof. He has this way of explaining things. “
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