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By Loyiso Sidimba 
2h ago
On Friday, ANC President Cyril Ramaphosa appeared unfazed by efforts to remove him from the ruling party’s next National General Council (NGC).
Ramaphosa spoke after laying wreaths on the graves of fighting stalwart Winnie Madikizela-Mandela and her daughter, Zindzi Mandela, in Fourways, north of Johannesburg.
“The NGC is not about removing or installing anyone. The NGC is about renewing our policies, implementation and where we are and thereafter we hold our policy conference and thereafter we hold a leadership election conference, which is in 2022, ”said Ramaphosa.
He also announced that the Covid-19 vaccination program would be accelerated.
“The health minister (Dr. Zweli Mkhize) will soon announce that we have now signed all the agreements and that we are awaiting delivery and that the vaccination program will be launched very quickly,” Ramaphosa said.
He explained that the national executive committee of the ANC demanded that the vaccination process be accelerated.
“That is what the government is going to focus on,” Ramaphosa promised.
Johannesburg Mayor Geoff Makhubo also announced that the city’s William Nicol Drive will be renamed Winnie Madikizela-Mandela in two months.
“I was here 12 months ago to start the public participation process of changing the town’s name from William Nicol to Winnie Madikizela-Mandela. We are in the last stage of the consultation and there is a concerted effort on our part to do this in the next two months, ”Makhubo said.
He added that the provincial highway should no longer be called William Nicol.
Political Bureau
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