Zweli Mkhize on ANC presidency, Digital Vibes and Cyril Ramaphosa

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On Sunday Times Politics Weekly, Zweli Mkhize chats about what he will do if he is elected ANC president at the party's elective conference this weekend, Digital Vibes corruption allegations and the growing support he has received since being nominated.
The former health minister received 916 nominations for the position, while his rival, President Cyril Ramaphosa, received 2,037. However, Mkhize says after engagements with ANC branches, all indications are that he has “huge support”.
He also touches on where the ANC's focus should be, state capture, nationalisation of the Reserve Bank, the formation of a state bank and the energy crisis.
14 Dec 2022 English South Africa News · Government

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