Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma will run against her boss, President Cyril Ramaphosa, as Phala Phala weakens his hand.
Dlamini Zuma confirmed to the Sunday Times, via her spokesperson Lungi Mtshali, that she has been nominated for the position by ANC branches and is available to accept. For more than 100 years, the ANC has never had a female leader, and the lobby to accelerate women’s leadership is growing. As minister of cooperative governance, she was responsible for regulating the state of disaster during the pandemic. The ANC race is happening in WhatsApp groups, with some action on Twitter and Facebook. The daughter of former President Jacob Zuma and Dlamini Zuma, she is a feminist who spoke out last month against Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana after he was alleged to have sexually assaulted a masseuse. In 2017, Dlamini Zuma was narrowly beaten to the position of ANC president by just 179 votes — by President Cyril Ramaphosa.
Co-operative governance minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma has reportedly confirmed she will challenge President Cyril Ramaphosa for ANC leader.
However, the party’s women’s league is yet to pick a side between the two ladies. Dlamini-Zuma is not the only woman contender for the top spot. “It shouldn’t be about individuals. In 2017 she contested the position of ANC president against Ramaphosa and lost, later accepting a post in Ramaphosa’s cabinet. In 2017 Dlamini- Zuma contested the position of ANC president against Cyril Ramaphosa. [ Sunday Times reports](https://www.timeslive.co.za/sunday-times/news/politics/2022-09-11-dlamini-zuma-confirms-she-will-challenge-ramaphosa/) that Dlamini-Zuma has been approached by party branches to stand for the top position again.
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That has to be answered by the branches,” “I am not begging for a job from him, I am doing what the movement sent me to do. And if you guys still want him to be the president, there is no problem there.” “That has to be answered by the branches. He was elected in Nasrec and I was part of the people who initially did not support him but I ended up supporting him,” said Mbalula. “Ramaphosa did not want to be the president but he is the president of the ANC today.
Co-operative Governance Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma has raised her hand to once again challenge President Cyril Ramaphosa for the ANC leadership when the ...
Co-operative Governance Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma has raised her hand to once again challenge President Cyril Ramaphosa for the ANC leadership when the party holds its national conference in December 2022. The The minister lost to Ramaphosa in the previous national elective conference.
Former president Jacob Zuma summoned ANC national executive committee members supportive of him to his Nkandla homestead on Saturday, instructing them to ...
None of them will stand a chance if that happens," the second high-level source said. He said they couldn't be defocused and consider other candidates to challenge Ramaphosa," a well-placed source told News24. We cannot have all three contesting and tearing the support base apart.
Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma to take on President Cyril Ramaphosa in December.
She did not sulk but went on to work with the victorious Ramaphosa in a supportive manner. She was by far the most credible contender to Ramaphosa than any other candidate. “Second, Dlamini Zuma lost by a whisker in the last contest. Over the next few months the ANC will work toward nominating contenders who will be elected in the national conference to take place on December 16. The ANC does not run short of leaders. This will be the second time that Dlamini Zuma challenges Ramaphosa.
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Dlamini Zuma confirmed to the Sunday Times, via her spokesperson Lungi Mtshali, that she has been nominated for the position by ANC branches and is available to accept. But the RET faction does not have a credible leader to run against Ramaphosa in December and may put its weight behind her. The posters announced Dlamini Zuma’s campaign ahead of its confirmation in the Sunday Times on 11 September.
Former President Jacob Zuma has offered his support to Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma's bid to lead the African National Congress (ANC) and believes that she will ...
NDZ is tired and the fact that is another Zuma will be a huge disadvantage. “Great move JZ with your choice of an ANC candidate to challenge CR for the leadership position. However, a source close to [News24 ](https://www.news24.com/news24/southafrica/politics/just-in-zuma-tells-magashule-led-delegation-at-nkandla-meeting-to-support-ndz-against-ramaphosa-20220912)said that Zuma said there was no need to change the candidate contesting President Cyril Ramaphosa. It’s a pity the RET faction that worships you will taint her campaign.” [ Daily Maverick](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2022-09-11-everybody-wants-to-rule-the-world-nkosazana-dlamini-zuma-too-things-will-be-complicated-though/), Dlamini-Zuma’s Spokesperson Mlungisi Mtshali said she has agreed to stand for the nomination process after some branches asked her to. The source claims that Zuma asked members not to be defocused by considering another candidate to challenge Ramaphosa.
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“We are coming together and taking South Africans back to the vision. “Yes the foundation has been laid, I don’t think we must deny that one. “Our constitution says there must be equality of the country, the constitution of the ANC says the same thing, so equality means women should be in all areas of human endeavour, including being president of the country and ANC.
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It’s a bit back to the future. [Lindiwe Siulu](https://mg.co.za/opinion/2022-01-08-lindiwe-sisulu-whose-law-is-it-anyway/) and [Zweli Mkhize](https://mg.co.za/tag/zweli-mkhize/) have both been trying for months — desperately — to position themselves as the contender to take on Ramaphosa. [Thabo Mbeki’s](https://mg.co.za/tag/thabo-mbeki/) deputy when he stood — unsuccessfully — for a third term, taking on her former husband [Jacob Zuma](https://mg.co.za/tag/jacob-zuma/) in 2007, at the ANC conference in Polokwane. Conventional wisdom had it that Dlamini-Zuma lacked appetite for a second run at the ANC presidency — and that she wasn’t exactly chomping at the bit when she stood against Ramaphosa as party number one at its last national conference — so the comrades definitely needed a reminder that she was still in the game. [Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma](https://mg.co.za/tag/nkosazana-dlamini-zuma/) has decided to put her hand up and say “pick me” to the [ANC’s](https://mg.co.za/tag/anc/) branches isn’t really a surprise. [Cyril Ramahosa](https://mg.co.za/tag/cyril-ramaphosa/) from sleepwalking his way into the ANC presidency again in December — lots of contenders, but not a lot of talent.
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None of them will stand a chance if that happens," the second high-level source said. He said they couldn't be defocused and consider other candidates to challenge Ramaphosa," a well-placed source told News24. We cannot have all three contesting and tearing the support base apart.
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