“I’m humbled,” is how ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa described what he was feeling minutes after it was announced he would remain at the helm of the ruling party for another five years.
As the high-stakes showdown between warring ANC factions came to a close on Sunday, rivals held last-minute rallies to whip up support around the Nasrec precinct in Johannesburg as delegates started to cast their votes.
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Voting for ANC’s top seven is schedule to commence after a dramatic announcement of the nominees in the early hours of Sunday morning. Elexions Agency, a company contracted by the ANC to administer its elections during conferences, confirmed the contest for the president position between Cyril Ramaphosa and Zweli Mkhize.
Delegates to the ANC's 55th national conference in Nasrec, Johannesburg, are on Sunday morning casting votes for candidates to fill the seven positions in the party's top echelons.