{"id":10461,"date":"2021-05-16T19:01:54","date_gmt":"2021-05-16T19:01:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/?p=10461"},"modified":"2021-05-16T17:01:17","modified_gmt":"2021-05-16T17:01:17","slug":"ramaphosa-top-anc-officials-meet-over-ace-magashule-court-action-on-monday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/ramaphosa-top-anc-officials-meet-over-ace-magashule-court-action-on-monday","title":{"rendered":"Ramaphosa, top ANC officials meet over Ace Magashule court action on Monday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\">South-Africa<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>Johannesburg &#8211; The top officials of the ANC are expected to meet tomorrow after party secretary-general Ace Magashule hauled the ruling party to court for its decision to suspend him.<\/p>\n<p>Magashule\u2019s allies are backing him with some of the branches meeting in the Free State on Saturday to discuss the step aside issue.<\/p>\n<p>ANC spokesperson Pule Mabe confirmed that President Cyril Ramaphosa and four other top officials including his deputy David Mabuza, chairperson Gwede Mantashe, deputy secretary-general Jessie Duarte and treasurer Paul Mashatile would discuss Magashule\u2019s court challenge on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe ANC has noted court papers filed by the suspended secretary-general, Ace Magashule.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe ANC will communicate its way forward on Monday following the regular meeting of national officials,\u201d said Mabe.<\/p>\n<p>In March the NEC urged members who faced criminal charges in court to step aside or face disciplinary action if they failed to do so within the prescribed period of 30 days.<\/p>\n<p>Magashule faces corruption charges in the Bloemfontein High Court regarding a R255 million asbestos audit contract while he was Free State premier.<\/p>\n<p>Legal expert, Nthabiseng Dubazana said no one or no party is immune from the legal process, it was well within his (Magashule) right to challenge the decision.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf not allowing me (Magashule) to challenge my suspension, the next step is to take you through to court to have an independent person look at a framework of the step aside rule and the Nasrec agreement and look at my argument saying what is happening currently is not either legal or is aimed directly at me because it does not seem like it is being applied to all members of ANC.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFrom a legal perspective I think it\u2019s probably a good idea because it will now clarify to the rest of the nation, what it is that the ANC is aiming at with the step aside rule and how it is supposed to work because they have been singing step aside for a very long time,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Advocate Vuyani Ngalwana SC, using Twitter handle: Simply Vido @vngalwana, advised users to read Magashule\u2019s review application.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRead Magashule\u2019s review application to set aside his suspension and confirm Ramaphosa\u2019s suspension.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSeems compelling, but it\u2019s Ramaphosa he\u2019s challenging.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat changes everything.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIncidentally (and I knew it) the letter suspending SG came after the SG sent a letter to Ramaphosa.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Magashule review application will, in my view, be the litmus test for the South Africa\u2019s judiciary.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is not in mainstream media interest (and their owners) to explore that angle.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut, in my view, it is.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe application is, on its own, compelling,\u201d said Ngalwana in a Tweet.<\/p>\n<p>Political analyst Dr Ralph Mathekga said the NEC will have to wait for the court process.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey have to follow the court process whether they like it or not, the NEC\u2019s hands are tight, they can\u2019t expel him, they need to be careful,\u201d said Mathekga.<\/p>\n<p><b>Political Bureau<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Africa. 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