{"id":93968,"date":"2025-12-09T17:18:24","date_gmt":"2025-12-09T17:18:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/mantashe-excludes-himself-from-anc-succession-race"},"modified":"2025-12-09T17:18:24","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T17:18:24","slug":"mantashe-excludes-himself-from-anc-succession-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/mantashe-excludes-himself-from-anc-succession-race","title":{"rendered":"Mantashe Excludes Himself from ANC Succession Race"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>ANC Chairperson Gwede Mantashe has ruled himself out of the party\u2019s succession battle, stating frankly that he is \u201ctoo old.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The 70-year-old politician was speaking to journalists on the sidelines of the ANC\u2019s 5th National General Council (NGC), being held at the Birchwood Hotel in Boksburg.<\/p>\n<p>The NGC acts as a midterm review of the party\u2019s performance since its last elective conference in 2022. While the NGC is not an elective conference, it has historically been used as a barometer for members with leadership aspirations to check their support on the ground.<\/p>\n<p>Glimpses of this were seen last night when one of the rumoured presidential hopefuls, Fikile Mbalula, was given a long-standing ovation by the delegates after delivering the midterm report.<\/p>\n<p>Mantashe, however, says the NGC is not the platform for leadership talks.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeople will put their names in the hat, they want to be elected, but that is premature at this point in time. The time for that will come, and I can tell you I am not going to be available, I\u2019m old, I\u2019m more than 70-years, I\u2019m a retiree.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The current term of the ANC leadership, including President Cyril Ramaphosa, expires in 2027.<\/p>\n<p>Gwede Mantashe (70), ANC National Chairperson, has ruled himself out of the party\u2019s succession race, saying he is \u201ctoo old.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">South-Africa<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Africa. ANC Chairperson Gwede Mantashe has ruled himself out of the party\u2019s succession battle, stating frankly that he is \u201ctoo old.\u201d The 70-year-old politician was speaking to journalists on the sidelines of the ANC\u2019s 5th National General Council (NGC), being held at the Birchwood Hotel in Boksburg. 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