Politics

ANC NEC: Those Charged with Corruption Must Step Aside Within 30 Days

Tuesday, March 30, 2021 at 10:53 AM by Reeshni Chetty

- The ANC NEC meeting touched on various topics, one of which was the ANC members facing charges of corruption

- President Cyril Ramaphosa said that members will be given 30 days to step aside or they will face suspension

- Ramaphosa's announcement follows the issues that have been surrounding ANC Secretary-General Ace Magashule

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During the National Executive Committee meeting on the evening of Monday, 29 March, the ANC NEC, led by President Cyril Ramaphosa, gave members who are facing criminal charges, including Ace Magashule, 30 days to resign or face suspension.

President Ramaphosa stated at the NEC meeting that all members who have been charged with corruption must step aside under rule 25.70 of the ANC Constitution.

This includes Magashule, who is defending himself against charges of corruption in relation to the infamous R255 million asbestos roofing audit. Magashule has loudly and continuously denied the corruption charges made against him.

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ANC: All members accused of corruption must step aside or be suspended — President Cyril Ramaphosa said that all ANC members accused of corruption must step aside or be suspended. Image: Leon Sadiki / City Press / Gallo Images and WIKUS DE WET/AFP
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Members of the NEC have told Sunday Times that they will need to suspend Magashule as he will not resign willingly. Magashule has disagreed with Ramaphosa in the past since replacing former president Jacob Zuma as head of state in February 2018.

The report continued by saying that Magashule wishes to consult past leaders of the ruling party.

Magashule stated in November that he would only step aside if he were asked by the branches who voted him in to do so. SABC News wrote that the matter could have significant political ramifications.

In other news about Magashule and the ANC, Briefly.co.za reported that the ANC National Executive Committee (NEC) held a four-day meeting where President Cyril Ramaphosa delivered the closing address on the evening of Monday, 29 March.

During the meeting, Ramaphosa stated that ANC members should no longer be associated with the Radical Economic Transformation (RET) forces movement. The movement is currently being run by ANC Secretary-General Ace Magashule staffer Carl Niehaus.