ANC top 6 meeting without Zuma - AS IT HAPPENED
2018-02-10 19:16ANC National Chairperson Gwede Mantashe has confirmed to the SABC that the party’s top 6 is meeting on Saturday without President Jacob Zuma.
ANC media alert: Programme of the National Officials 11th February 2018
The National Officials of the African National Congress will tomorrow 11th February 2018, lead the programme of the launch of the centennial celebrations in honor of Isithwalandwe/Seaparankoe Comrade Nelson Mandela.
The programme will commence with visits to faith based communities in line with the objectives of the revolutionary pilgrimage. The Officials will then join a number of ANC veterans for lunch with the programme culminating with the #Mandela100 Rally at the Grand Parade, Cape Town.
Members of the media are invited to cover the programme which will unfold as follows:
President Cde Cyril Ramaphosa
St George’s Cathedral Church, Cape Town CBD
Time: 09:00
Deputy Secretary Cde Jesse Duarte
Visit to burial site of Sheik Yusuf Faure Kramat, Athlone
Time: 10:00
Treasurer General Cde Paul Mashatile
Jafta Methodist Church, Cnr NY6 and NY108, Gugulethu
Time: 09:00
All Officials
Lunch with ANC Veterans Cape Town CBD
Time: 12:00
All Officials
Launch of Cde Mandela Centennial Celebrations Grand Parade, Cape Town
Time: 14:00
Trust new ANC leadership - Mapisa-Nqakula on #ZumaExit anxiety
Defence Minister and ANC NEC member Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula has told ANC supporters that they need to trust the party's new leadership on the current anxiety over the future of President Jacob Zuma.
Mapisa-Nqakula and Water and Sanitation Minister Nomvula Mokonyane embarked on a door-to-door rally in Philippi on Saturday, to canvass supporters ahead of a #Mandela100 rally on Sunday in Cape Town to be addressed by ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa.
The campaign is amid what is seen as a week-long game of brinkmanship between Ramaphosa and Zuma, following the postponement of the State of the Nation Address.
ICYMI:
All hell is about to break loose, Zuma's wife warns
President Jacob Zuma's wife Tobeka Madiba-Zuma whose husband's future in the Presidency is uncertain, on Friday finally broke her silence, warning that all hell was about to break loose.
She posted a happy photo of herself and her husband, seemingly inside a plane, from her Instagram account, firstladytzuma, with the following caption in isiZulu: "My crush, Nxamalala, Msholozi, Maphumephethe, Inkunzi, Emidiwayidwa, Zinyane likaMnyakanya. Kusazoshuba ungalwi nomuntu engalwi nawe #southafrica #biggerthanmattersofthestomach.
"In the post she praises Zuma, calling him by his clan names before warning that all hell is about to break loose.
She also cautions against "picking a fight with someone who is not fighting you".
ICYMI:
Zuma, Ramaphosa to 'conclude' talks in 48 hours – sources
President Jacob Zuma and ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa will "conclude" their discussion on Zuma’s exit as head of state within the next 48 hours, after which the outcome will be announced to the nation, News24 has reliably been told.
Reliable ANC sources earlier confirmed that the negotiations with Zuma concerned "cosmetic" issues like the payment of his legal fees after leaving office and security for him and his family.
Zuma expects to be subpoenaed to testify before the Zondo Commission into state capture and may very well face criminal charges relating to the arms deal corruption and Schabir Shaik soon.
The top six leadership of the ANC is scheduled to meet on Saturday, during which Ramaphosa will inform them of the outcome of his discussions with Zuma.
