In an overwhelming vote of confidence in his reform agenda, President Cyril Ramaphosa was re-elected ANC leader during a highly contested internal party election in Nasrec, south of Johannesburg, on Monday morning.
Former health minister Zweli Mkhize received 1,897 votes, while Ramaphosa received more than 2,000 votes, winning by more than 500 votes
Former treasurer-general Paul Mashatile was elected ANC deputy president, while mineral resources and energy minister Gwede Mantashe was re-elected as party chair.
Transport minister Fikile Mbalula was elected secretary-general, beating close rivals public enterprises deputy minister and former Eastern Cape premier minister Phumulo Masualle and former KwaZulu-Natal provincial secretary Mdumiseni Ntuli.
Former Gauteng premier and erstwhile water and sanitation minister Nomvula Mokonyane was elected first deputy secretary-general, beating parliament’s chair of the police portfolio committee, Tina Joemat-Pettersson.
ANC Women’s League co-ordinator Maropene Ramokgopa was elected as second deputy secretary-general.
Co-ordinator in the ANC secretary-general’s office, Gwen Ramokgopa, was elected treasurer-general.
Here is a list of all the candidates:
President:
- Cyril Ramaphosa: 2,476
- Zweli Mkhize: 1,897
Deputy president:
- Paul Mashatile: 2,178
- Ronald Lamola: 315
- Oscar Mabuyane: 1,858
National chair:
- Stanley Mathabatha: 2,018
- Gwede Mantashe: 2,062
- David Masondo: 280
Secretary-general:
- Mdumiseni Ntuli: 1,080
- Phumulo Masualle: 1,590
- Fikile Mbalula: 1,692
1st deputy secretary-general:
- Nomvula Mokonyane: 2,195
- Tina Joemat-Pettersson: 2,145
2nd deputy secretary-general:
- Maropene Ramokgopa: 2,373
- Ronalda Nalumango: 1,948
Treasurer-general:
- Bejani Chauke: 590
- Pule Mabe: 1,652
- Mzwandile Masina: 281
- Gwen Ramokgopa: 1,809