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ITUMELENG MAFISA and NOXOLO MIYA<\/p>\n
Johannesburg – Suspended ANC secretary-general Ace Magashule has called for a manual count of the voting process during elections of the ANC’s top brass at the party\u2019s 55th national conference in Soweto.<\/p>\n
Magashule said he had reliably learnt that President Cyril Ramaphosa was conflicted because the wife of one of his close legal allies was involved in the electoral process for the top six.<\/p>\n
\nWATCH || \u2066@Magashule_Ace<\/a>\u2069 says\u201d the President \u2066@CyrilRamaphosa<\/a>\u2069 has been charged criminally, he must step aside like me.\u201d \u2066@TheStar_news<\/a>\u2069 \u2066@<\/a>\u2069 pic.twitter.com\/8o11LtVOZQ<\/a><\/p>\n
— Noxolo Miya (@MiaNoxolo) December 16, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
\u201cThe wife of Charles Nupen is the main person overseeing these elections. She\u2019s running elections here, and that’s a conflict of interest. So that\u2019s why we are saying voting must be manual,” said Magashule.<\/p>\n
Ramaphosa had taken the section 89 report on review, claiming that there were holes in the report that prejudiced him and placed him in a precarious position as the president of the country and the ANC.<\/p>\n
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— Noxolo Miya (@MiaNoxolo) December 16, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Magashule also called for Ramaphosa to step down, citing that he had now been criminally charged by former president Jacob Zuma in a matter relating to information leaked by prosecutor Billy Downer.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe president has been charged criminally; he must step aside just like me,\u201d said Magashule.<\/p>\n
\nWatch: Suspended ANC Secretary- General Ace Magashule, flanked by Carl Niehaus and Minister of Tourism Lindiwe Sisulu, singing during the commemoration of the MK which was formed 16 December 1961.
The commemoration took place just outside Nasrec.#ANC55<\/a> #ANCNationalConference<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/M47gYLrKlj<\/a><\/p>\n— The Star (@TheStar_news) December 16, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Reports suggest that Magashule was trying to form a united front with all Ramaphosa opponents; this included Lindiwe Sisulu and Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma.<\/p>\n
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