Overview
- Acting spokesperson Nonceba Mhlauli said there is no “departure lounge” in the NEC and affirmed that Cyril Ramaphosa will remain ANC president through December 2027.
- Reports say a letter circulating among senior Eastern Cape figures urges Ramaphosa’s removal and proposes disbanding the NEC in favor of a Thabo Mbeki–led national task team.
- Multiple outlets report that Ramaphosa told the NEC he would step down only if given a specific resignation date or if instructed by the body.
- Patriotic Alliance leader Gayton McKenzie amplified the claims of internal conflict, asserting he was told Ramaphosa asked for a resignation date and declaring that “the war has started.”
- Ramaphosa ally Bejani Chauke rejected talk of an imminent exit and denounced rumors tied to reports of a secret GNU retreat as irresponsible.