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SOUTH AFRICA: ANC calls for patience as Zuma exit talks continue

The national chairperson of the ruling African National Congress (ANC), Gwede Mantashe has called on South Africans to be patient as Vice President Cyril Ramaphosa holds talks with President Jacob Zuma over a transition of power.

Mantashe who made the comments while addressing an ANC rally in the eastern province of Mpumalanga, said ANC officials should be fearless and must be able to make difficult decisions, but leaders had a duty to “analyse and mitigate risks”.

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“Ramaphosa has been lobbying for Zuma to resign and has said he hopes to conclude talks with him “in coming days … in the interests of the country,” Mantashe added.

Meanwhile, ANC leader Ramaphosa avoided questions about the future of Zuma as he joined other party executives in a meeting to discuss smooth transition of power.

Ever since Zuma became president in 2009, he has been battling corruption allegations and has been living on borrowed time since Ramaphosa replaced him as leader of the ruling party in December.

 

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