It seems that President Cyril Ramaphosa’s repeated calls for unity in the ANC are falling on deaf ears. The clique around former president Jacob Zuma is brazen and not afraid of supporting him publicly, and that includes Ace Magashule, the ANC secretary-general. The question arises: what real power does this group exercise within the ANC and the state broadly? This issue becomes increasingly important since critical decisions are going to have to be taken as divergent pressures build up.
Ramaphosa has enormous power as president of South Africa. But Magashule has a great deal of power asAs president, Ramaphosa appoints his Cabinet and through his ministers is in control of the public service, army and police. He appoints the premiers of the provinces and through his ministers, he controls the state-owned enterprises.
He also works in tandem with the deputy president, who is the head of the deployment committee which places selected individuals in key positions throughout the state system. This includes heads of state-owned enterprises, the chief whip of Parliament as well as chairs and whips of committees. This gives the SG enormous power, especially over Parliament since the chief whip reports regularly to him.
Battle of the haves vs the have Notts
Mate, the power actually lies with the voters. Sadly they keep flogging a dead horse. It seems to be our national sport. The ANC is one big ponzi scheme. They ain’t gonna fix shit! Because 1. they don’t know how. AND 2. they don’t give a flying fuck about anyone but themselves
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