Is the new dawn still in Durban? eThekwini showdown is Ramaphosa’s biggest election test

Zandile Gumede to stand as regional chair in a move that clearly undermines Ramaphosa's cleanup bid

10 April 2022 - 00:05 By ZIMASA MATIWANE and KGOTHATSO MADISA

ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa is facing a crunch test of his leadership in eThekwini this weekend as opponents mount a fightback to stop him being elected unopposed at the party’s elective conference later this year...

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