The ANC has dismissed suggestions that its president Cyril Ramaphosa has offered to resign or will be forced to resign, at its meeting currently underway in Boskburg east of Johannesburg.
The ANC’s top brass is locked in an Extended Special NEC meeting to discuss its performance during the 2026 local elections.
The party dipped from almost 46% in the 2021 to just 30% in the recently concluded local elections.
Speaking to the media on the sidelines of their one-day meeting, ANC spokesperson Mahlengi Bhengu says Ramaphosa remains president.
The party also refused to be drawn into the controversy surrounding former President Thabo Mbeki’s remarks that Ramaphosa must resign.
Speaking on a podcast, Mbeki said that if it’s true that people want Ramaphosa out because of the party’s dismal performance, then he must resign.
Bhengu adds that the former president has access to the current leaders and ought to raise all his concerns with them.