ANC denies reports of bid to oust Ramaphosa

South Africa’s ruling African National Congress rejected media reports that a faction within the party was plotting to oust President Cyril Ramaphosa because his economic policies were supplanting its pro-poor stance.

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The ANC’s leadership remains united and is working well together, its Secretary-General Ace Magashule told reporters in Johannesburg on Wednesday.

The party plans to convene a national general council in late June next year where 3 000 of its members will assess the progress it has made since its last national conference in late 2017, Magashule said.

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