President Cyril Ramaphosa's path to side-stepping an impeachment process won't be smooth, and the stumbling blocks are coming from within his own ranks.
Suspended ANC MP Mervyn Dirks wants the party to reinstate him into his positions in parliament. He also wants to be re-added in the caucus’ WhatsApp groups from which he was removed when placed on precautionary suspension earlier this year.
President Cyril Ramaphosa can breathe a sigh of relief after Acting Public Protector Kholeka Gcaleka found no wrongdoing by him regarding his comments on misuse of funds within the ANC, which surfaced in a leaked audio recording last year.