ANC NEC meets after Zuma exit

The ANC’s highest decision-making structure, the national executive committee (NEC), is expected to meet in Irene, Pretoria, today following the resignation of Jacob Zuma as the country’s president.

Speculation is rife that the meeting might discuss the imminent Cabinet reshuffle and the selection of the country’s deputy president since Cyril Ramaphosa was installed as president on February 15.

The position is widely speculated that it will be filled by ANC deputy president David Mabuza.

Sources within the ANC NEC told The Citizen this week that Mabuza would like to see either Cooperative Governance MEC Refilwe Mtsweni or Education MEC Reginah Mhaule replace him as premier until the 2019 elections.

“It’s a done deal. DD [David Mabuza] is going to make his last Sopa on Friday. We know that he would like a female to replace him as premier,” the source said.

According to an NEC member who spoke to News24, the meeting will also look at the establishment of sub-committees, the deployment of NEC members to different provinces, and preparations for the first registration weekend for the 2019 general elections. The registration weekend is due to take place from March 10 and 11.

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