Ramaphosa unfazed about future

PRESIDENT Cyril Ramaphosa yesterday appeared unfazed by talk of ousting him, saying the only ANC gathering with such powers to axe him was next year’s ANC national conference.

Ramaphosa told a gathering to commemorate the third anniversary of Struggle stalwart Winnie Madikizela-Mandela's death that he was not worried about claims that there was a move to have him removed from the ruling party.

”NGCs are not about removing or installing anyone.

“The NGC is about renewing our policies, the implementation and where we are and thereafter we hold our policy conference, and thereafter we hold a leadership electing conference, which is in 2022,” Ramaphosa said.

Earlier this week, following a meeting of the ANC national executive committee (NEC), Ramaphosa announced that it was focusing on uniting the party in a principled manner.

He said the fact that ANC secretary-general Ace Magashule was not present at Madikizela-Mandela and her daughter Zindzi Mandela’s commemoration did not mean the governing party was divided.

He said other members of the party’s top leadership structure were also not present at the Fourways Memorial Park in Joburg.

Ramaphosa also addressed his administration’s Covid-19 vaccination programme, assuring the country that it would be sped up.

”The minister of health (Dr Zweli Mkhize) will soon be announcing that now we have signed all the agreements and that we are waiting for delivery and the vaccination programme will now get underway with a great deal of speed,” Ramaphosa said.