Cyril Ramaphosa was re-elected as president of the ANC on Monday, with a new Top 7 to lead the party in the next five years. Image: Flickr
Fikile Mbalula new ANC Secretary-General – and not everyone is happy!
Cyril Ramaphosa was re-elected as president of the ANC on Monday, with a new Top 7 to lead the party in the next five years.
Cyril Ramaphosa was re-elected as president of the ANC on Monday, with a new Top 7 to lead the party in the next five years. Image: Flickr
Cyril Ramaphosa was re-elected as president of the African National Congress (ANC) on Monday, with a new Top 7 to lead the party in the next five years.
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Among the Top 7 confirmed at the party’s 55th National Elective Conference at Nasrec was new Secretary General, Fikile Mbalula.
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Deputy Secretary-General 1 will be Nomvula Mokonyane, while the position of Deputy Secretary-General 2 will be fulfilled by Ramopene Ramokgopa.
However, Mbalula’s inclusion has raised several eyebrows.
Author Gareth van Onselen took to Twitter to post: “Fikile Mbalula is, in many ways, a metaphor for the ANC: utterly incompetent, utterly unaware of his incompetence, yet relentlessly rewarded promoted. His rise mirrors the ANC’s fall.”
Meanwhile, another author, Ben Trovato, posted: “Fikile Mbalula elected ANC Secretary-General. How many more nails can this coffin take?”
