Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma

2022 - 9 - 12

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Daughter signalled Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma's presidential ... (Daily Maverick)

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.

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Dlamini-Zuma throws her hat in the ring for ANC top spot, again (Citizen)

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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