Ahead of the decisive Mangaung conference, it is clear that
there are several nominees in the running so far. Serving president Jacob Zuma
will face a hard task to stay in his seat after a tough year in politics; Cyril
Ramaphosa, the ex-politician turned businessman is looking for a return to the
political sphere; Gwede Mantashe is the current ANC secretary-general and a
former trade unionist; Jessie Duarte, currently a member of the ANC’s
communications team, is a former apartheid activist and was a special advisor
to Nelson Mandela; Baleka Mbete is the party chairwoman of the ANC, ex-speaker
of the National Assembly and ex-deputy president of South Africa in 2008; Zweli
Mkhize, the popular premier of the KZN
and free state regions; Kgalema Motlanthe is the deputy president and announced
he would challenge Zuma for his seat recently; Tokyo Sexwale is a business pro
and also an experienced politician; and Matthews Phosa who is the ANC treasurer
general and nominee for deputy president by the ANC’s Limpopo and Western Cape
regions.
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