The new ANC deputy president is Paul Mashatile, Gwede Mantashe retains the party chairmanship, Fikile Mbalula is secretary-general and Gwen Ramokgopa is treasurer-general
President Cyril Ramaphosa has been re-elected as ANC president at the party’s 55th national conference in Nasrec, Johannesburg.
Ramaphosa beat Zweli Mkhize with 2,476 votes to 1,897.
The new ANC deputy president is Paul Mashatile.
For the position of chairperson, Gwede Mantashe won with 2,062 votes, a close call as Stanley Mathabatha secured 2,018. David Masondo only landed 280 votes.
The new secretary-general is Fikile Mbalula with 1,692 votes.
The first deputy secretary-general is Nomvula Mokonyane (2,195 votes), beating Tina Joemat-Pettersson’s 2,145 votes.
The second deputy secretary-general is Maropene Ramokgopa, who secured 2,373 votes against Ronalda Nalumango’s 1,948.
The new treasurer-general is Gwen Ramokgopa.
Voting for the top seven highly contested positions was concluded on Sunday morning. The votes were counted manually.
Ramaphosa, who was up for re-election, was elected as ANC president in 2017 when he trumped Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma in a vote. His chief rival at this weekend’s conference was former health minister and KwaZulu-Natal premier Mkhize.
Mkhize resigned from the department of health in August 2021 after he was implicated in a R150m Digital Vibes scandal which marred his political career. – timeslive
