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A number of state witnesses, including his former secretary, have been lined up to testify against him. Political analyst Prof Sethulego Matebesi said Magashule had become a de facto leader of the Zuma camp. Matebesi said since former president Jacob Zuma left office, Magashule had emerged as his heir apparent. “He is the face of the Zuma camp,” Matebesi said. This point was echoed by some of Magashule’s supporters, who said they would see to it that he became the next ANC president, in 2022. This implied they want President Cyril Ramaphosa to serve only one term in office. Another political analyst, Prof Dirk Kotze, agreed with Matebesi, saying since Zuma began disappearing from the political stage, Magashule became the obvious person to replace him because he was the most senior in the Zuma camp, being part of the ANC top six.

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