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ANC's step-aside rule more of a headache than a corruption cure for Ramaphosa

Cyril Ramaphosa talking to his supporters in Johannesburg on 29 October 2021. © Kim Ludbrook/EPA/MaxPPP

For the past five years, any ANC official charged with graft has been pushed to step down. But this rule faces stiff opposition from the president's foes within the party, which will hold its five-yearly national conference at the end of the year. [...]

Published on 15/04/2022 at 06:00 GMT Reading time 3 minutes

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