IN PICS | Meet the new ANC top 7: Ramaphosa, Mashatile, Mantashe, Mbalula, Mokonyane, Maropene Ramokgopa and Gwen Ramokgopa
Cyril Ramaphosa, Paul Mashatile, Gwede Mantashe, Fikile Mbalula, Nomvula Mokonyane, Maropene Ramokgopa and Gwen Ramokgopa are the newly elected ANC top 7.
ANC President Cyril Ramaphosa congratulates newly elected Secretary General Fikile Mbalula. (Alaister Russell)
The race to fill the ANC’s top 7 positions has ended with party president Cyril Ramaphosa emerging victorious and defeating his rival, former health minister Zweli Mkhize.
Here is the newly elected top 7 cohort in the ruling party:
president: Cyril Ramaphosa
deputy president: Paul Mashatile
national chairperson: Gwede Mantashe
secretary-general: Fikile Mbalula
first deputy secretary-general: Nomvula Mokonyane
second deputy general secretary: Maropene Ramokgopa
treasurer general: Gwen Ramokgopa
From the left, second deputy secretary-general Maropene Ramokgoba, first deputy secretary-general Nomvula Mokonyane, secretary-general Fikile Mbalula, national chairperson Gwede Mantashe, president Cyril Ramaphosa, deputy president Paul Mashatile and treasurer-general Gwen Ramokgopa celebrate winning leadership positions at the 55th ANC national elective conference on December 19 2022. (Alaister Russell)
ANC President Cyril Ramaphosa congratulates newly elected National Chairperson Gwede Mantash. (Alaister Russell)
ANC President Cyril Ramaphosa is welcomed to stage after winning the election as party leader, on December 19 2022, at Nasrec, Johannesburg, during the 55th ANC National Conference. (Alaister Russell)
ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa congratulates his new deputy Paul Mashatile at Nasrec Expo Centre in Johannesburg. (SANDILE NDLOVU)
Paul Mashatile, ANC deputy president, embraces president Cyril Ramaphosa on day four of the ruling party's 55th national elective conference in Johannesburg. (Leon Sadiki/Bloomberg)
The highly contested ANC national conference this week voted in its top 7 leadership. (Thulani Mbele)
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