South Africa
ANC top 7 announcement expected─── 08:53 Mon, 19 Dec 2022
Delegates spent most of Sunday voting for the new African National Congress leadership, which is expected to usher the party into the general elections in 2024.
The more than 4000 delegates to this conference should know on Monday whether Cyril Ramaphosa will lead the party for another five years or whether the change that many are calling for will result in the reins being handed to the former health minister, Zweli Mkhize.
The ANC is expected to announce the results of the top seven candidates successfully elected for leadership positions at its 55th national conference on Monday morning, following a weekend of lobbying.
Monday marks day four since the conference got under way in Nasrec, south of Johannesburg.
Provinces flip-flopped on Sunday as to who they would be backing to lead the party, with fierce trade-offs being made for the deputy presidency between Paul Mashatile and Oscar Mabuyane, putting Ronald Lamola out of contention.
Delegates are set to return to the convention centre mid-morning to receive reports from commissions which were held on Sunday.
