By ZINE GEORGE and ZINGISA MVUMVU In Nasrec
The fortunes of the ANC made a turn for the better yesterday when conference delegates elected a "mixed bag" of leaders, to ensure a united party towards the 2019 elections.
The rand immediately responded, rallying by 4% within minutes of the news of Cyril Ramaphosa’s election as the new ANC leader.
Ramaphosa was elected with 2440 ANC votes against Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma's 2261 votes.
The results are in contrast to the picture painted through songs at the Nasrec Expo centre on Sunday night where Dlamini-Zuma’s supporters dominated the conference through song.
The Dispatch can reveal today that Ramaphosa’s win was engineered through a last-minute deal brokered by the Eastern Cape, Mpumalanga and Gauteng on Sunday evening.
Under the deal, the Eastern Cape promised to support David Mabuza as the deputy president in return for them backing Ramaphosa for the top post. This explains why the outcome was not an outright win for a particular slate.
Mabuza is now the new deputy president after securing 2538 votes against Lindiwe Sisulu's 2159 votes.
Free State premier Ace Magashule pipped former KwaZulu-Natal premier Senzo Mchunu to the post, winning the secretary general’s position with a narrow 24-vote difference.
Magashule received 2360 votes while Mchunu walked away with 2336 votes. Jessie Duarte retained her current position as deputy secretary general, with 2474 votes while her rival Zingiswa Losi could only muster 2213 votes.
Paul Mashatile is the treasurer general after he defeated Maite Nkoana-Mashabane by 2517 votes to 2178 votes.
The highly contested conference pitted comrades against each other.
Responding to Ramaphosa’s election, Eastern Cape ANC chairperson Oscar Mabuyane said the win was good for the ANC.
“We welcome that. It will assist the ANC. The public out there has been anxiously waiting for that kind of face. He is a face that we deserve … we need that face in the ANC, and to move forward,” he said.
Mabuyane added that the new top six officials represented a “collapse” of slates in the ANC.
“We welcome the results. I think the delegates have decided to unite the ANC. If you look at how the names are coming up (they show a) different perspective. We appreciate that and we think it’s high time the ANC collapses slates. We have got a leadership that is representative of all groupings within the organisation,” said Mabuyane.
The Dispatch can also reveal today that Mabuyane led a team of negotiators who persuaded Zweli Mkhize to drop off from the race to become the deputy president. This paved the way for the Eastern Cape and Mpumalanga to work together.
"We were not doing this for anyone but the ANC and the 16 million voters we want to win over during the 2019 elections. So we agreed to have a combined team which has DD, Mantashe as chairman, and Jessie (Duarte) as deputy secretary," said a source who was part of these negotiations.
The shocking margins saw the Dlamini-Zuma camp demanding a recount of the votes for both the president and deputy president positions.
This is why the Top Six election outcome was only announced just before 7pm when elections were concluded yesterday morning.
Amathole regional secretary Teris Ntutu, who ran Dlamini-Zuma’s campaign in the Eastern Cape welcomed the outcome.
“The ANC is the winner. We are very happy with the outcome. It's balanced with three people from either factions coming here. The ANC will emerge stronger out of this and the future looks bright.”
l See also pages 4 and 7
It's Cyril: Ramaphosa elected new president of ANC
The fortunes of the ANC made a turn for the better yesterday when conference delegates elected a "mixed bag" of leaders, to ensure a united party towards the 2019 elections.
The rand immediately responded, rallying by 4% within minutes of the news of Cyril Ramaphosa’s election as the new ANC leader.
Ramaphosa was elected with 2440 ANC votes against Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma's 2261 votes.
The results are in contrast to the picture painted through songs at the Nasrec Expo centre on Sunday night where Dlamini-Zuma’s supporters dominated the conference through song.
The Dispatch can reveal today that Ramaphosa’s win was engineered through a last-minute deal brokered by the Eastern Cape, Mpumalanga and Gauteng on Sunday evening.
Under the deal, the Eastern Cape promised to support David Mabuza as the deputy president in return for them backing Ramaphosa for the top post. This explains why the outcome was not an outright win for a particular slate.
Mabuza is now the new deputy president after securing 2538 votes against Lindiwe Sisulu's 2159 votes.
Free State premier Ace Magashule pipped former KwaZulu-Natal premier Senzo Mchunu to the post, winning the secretary general’s position with a narrow 24-vote difference.
Magashule received 2360 votes while Mchunu walked away with 2336 votes. Jessie Duarte retained her current position as deputy secretary general, with 2474 votes while her rival Zingiswa Losi could only muster 2213 votes.
Paul Mashatile is the treasurer general after he defeated Maite Nkoana-Mashabane by 2517 votes to 2178 votes.
The highly contested conference pitted comrades against each other.
Responding to Ramaphosa’s election, Eastern Cape ANC chairperson Oscar Mabuyane said the win was good for the ANC.
“We welcome that. It will assist the ANC. The public out there has been anxiously waiting for that kind of face. He is a face that we deserve … we need that face in the ANC, and to move forward,” he said.
Mabuyane added that the new top six officials represented a “collapse” of slates in the ANC.
“We welcome the results. I think the delegates have decided to unite the ANC. If you look at how the names are coming up (they show a) different perspective. We appreciate that and we think it’s high time the ANC collapses slates. We have got a leadership that is representative of all groupings within the organisation,” said Mabuyane.
The Dispatch can also reveal today that Mabuyane led a team of negotiators who persuaded Zweli Mkhize to drop off from the race to become the deputy president. This paved the way for the Eastern Cape and Mpumalanga to work together.
"We were not doing this for anyone but the ANC and the 16 million voters we want to win over during the 2019 elections. So we agreed to have a combined team which has DD, Mantashe as chairman, and Jessie (Duarte) as deputy secretary," said a source who was part of these negotiations.
The shocking margins saw the Dlamini-Zuma camp demanding a recount of the votes for both the president and deputy president positions.
This is why the Top Six election outcome was only announced just before 7pm when elections were concluded yesterday morning.
Amathole regional secretary Teris Ntutu, who ran Dlamini-Zuma’s campaign in the Eastern Cape welcomed the outcome.
“The ANC is the winner. We are very happy with the outcome. It's balanced with three people from either factions coming here. The ANC will emerge stronger out of this and the future looks bright.”
l See also pages 4 and 7
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