Gwede Mantashe

2022 - 12 - 17

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Has the Phala Phala debacle helped Mantashe ingratiate himself in ... (Mail and Guardian)

The minerals and energy minister could be the de facto prime minister of Cyril Ramaphosa after aiding the president through turbulent times.

This was not the first time Mantashe had arranged a human shield chain around an ANC leader. This was after the constitutional court had found that Zuma had flouted the Constitution by disregarding the-then public protector Thuli Madonsela’s recommendations that he pay back the money for upgrades to his Nkandla home. As Ramaphosa seemed headed for the guillotine after the section 89 independent panel led by retired chief justice Sandile Ngcobo found he had a case to answer over Phala Phala, Mantashe did what he has come to be known for and galvanised support for the beleaguered president.

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'Mantashe most destructive politician after Zuma and Magashule ... (Citizen)

Former Vice-Chancellor and Principal of the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) Adam Habib said Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe is ...

The cycle keeps repeating because of a rhetoric mind thinking it’s our curse, [rather] than holding party politicians accountable,” she tweeted. Anyway, why do you seem to have a problem with South Africans exercising their section 19 rights?” While I still believe this, I also hold that South Africa’s option now is bet. This is the consequence of ANC rule.” [De Ruyter](https://www.citizen.co.za/news/south-africa/andre-de-ruyter-the-wrong-person-resigned-says-solidarity/) a “policeman” who did not have what it took to run the utility. [Mantashe](https://www.citizen.co.za/tag/gwede-mantashe/) publicly accused Eskom’s management of “agitating for the overthrow of the state”.

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Mantashe a no-show at ANC's Sunday business breakfast (Eyewitness News)

Mantashe - who is contesting his position as ANC national chairperson, was presiding over the nomination process for the party's top leadership which ...

Mantashe - who is contesting his position as ANC national chairperson, was presiding over the nomination process for the party’s top leadership which concluded in the early hours of Sunday morning. SOWETO - Minerals and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe was a no-show at a business breakfast on the sidelines of the ANC’s 55th national conference.

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