{"id":38430,"date":"2022-10-12T18:56:14","date_gmt":"2022-10-12T18:56:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/sticking-to-mchunu-cr22-caucus-settles-on-ramaphosas-running-mates-despite-anc-divisions"},"modified":"2022-10-12T19:18:43","modified_gmt":"2022-10-12T19:18:43","slug":"sticking-to-mchunu-cr22-caucus-settles-on-ramaphosas-running-mates-despite-anc-divisions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/sticking-to-mchunu-cr22-caucus-settles-on-ramaphosas-running-mates-despite-anc-divisions","title":{"rendered":"Sticking to Mchunu: CR22 caucus settles on Ramaphosa&#8217;s running mates, despite ANC divisions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>After multiple tense meetings characterised by infighting within President Cyril Ramaphosa&#8217;s CR22 caucus, the grouping has come up with a list of leaders to be his running mates.<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, the caucus confirmed that it stood by Cabinet minister Senzo Mchunu as the candidate to be Ramaphosa&#8217;s deputy, despite several of Ramaphosa&#8217;s allies putting their hand up for the position.<\/p>\n<p>The slate supported by the caucus, which is made up of ANC national executive committee (NEC) members who are Ramaphosa&#8217;s firm lieutenants, caused ructions among his supporters.<\/p>\n<p>The final line-up ditched former ANC KwaZulu-Natal secretary Mdumiseni Ntuli, who has a firm grip on the position of secretary-general.<\/p>\n<p>But, a personal grudge between Mchunu and Ntuli and a push to appease all ANC provincial blocs, led to the caucus opting to support Cabinet minister Fikile Mbalula for the secretary-general position. Mchunu hails from KwaZulu-Natal.<\/p>\n<p>News24 understands that a rule by the ANC elections committee, led by Kgalema Motlanthe, that two women ought to be in the ANC top six pushed the caucus to punt Febe Potgieter-Gqubule as its candidate for the deputy secretary-general position and Gwen Ramokgopa as treasurer-general.<\/p>\n<p>An initial push to support Tina Joemat-Pettersson fell through after some back and forth.<\/p>\n<p>The latest list is expected to set the tone for Ramaphosa&#8217;s campaign as nomination processes will conclude by the end of the month.<\/p>\n<p>But the slate is facing vehement opposition internally among Ramaphosa allies in provincial ANC structures, who claimed that their views were not taken into account.<\/p>\n<p>The ANC in Limpopo agreed to support Ramaphosa for a second term on the proviso that its chairperson Stanley Mathabatha would be elected as ANC national chairperson.<\/p>\n<p>The ANC in the Eastern Cape pushed Premier Oscar Mabuyane as deputy president and was said to be firmly against a plan to catapult Mchunu as Ramaphosa&#8217;s running mate.<\/p>\n<p>Mchunu&#8217;s candidacy threatens to rule out several others who are loyal to Ramaphosa and who have indicated their willingness to contest for the deputy presidency at the ANC&#8217;s December conference, including Ronald Lamola, Mmamoloko Kubayi and Mabuyane.<\/p>\n<p>The front runner for the position, however, remains ANC treasurer-general Paul Mashatile, with incumbent deputy president David Mabuza hopeful of remaining in that position.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;What the CR22 caucus wants is not necessarily what Ramaphosa wants,&#8221; said a Ramaphosa ally and NEC member.<\/p>\n<p>However, another NEC member, who is in the running for a top six position, said if Ramaphosa supported the latest line-up from his supporters &#8220;it will cause cracks in his campaign&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Ramaphosa&#8217;s political advisor, Bejani Chauke, was excluded by the CR22 caucus despite him having led Ramaphosa&#8217;s efforts to be elected in 2017.<\/p>\n<p>He is in the running for the treasurer-general position. Chauke told News24 he was not bothered by his exclusion from the CR22 line-up.<\/p>\n<p>Chauke said:<\/p>\n<p>At least two other ANC NEC members who spoke to News24 questioned whether Mchunu and Mbalula enjoyed &#8220;ground support&#8221; in terms of nominations from ANC branches.<\/p>\n<p>Mchunu confirmed he was in the running for the ANC deputy presidency after being approached by &#8220;several branches.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>However, he denied assertions that the interfactional jostling by Ramaphosa&#8217;s allies would weaken the president&#8217;s bid for a second term as party president.<\/p>\n<p>Mbalula told News24 he had long been engaged to contest the position of secretary-general but would prefer to discuss whether he would accept the nomination in November &#8220;when there&#8217;s a clearer picture&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think it&#8217;s still early days. 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