MANTASHE: I'M TOO OLD FOR ANC TOP JOB

ANC chairperson Gwede Mantashe said yesterday that he will not contest the party's top position, saying he is “too old” as succession debates begin to surface within the party.

- BY SIMON MAJADIBODU

This comes as senior ANC leaders start positioning themselves for key roles ahead of the end of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s term.

The party's national executive committee is meeting at the Birchwood Hotel on the East Rand to review its work over the current term.

There has been speculation that the gathering could be used to push for Ramaphosa’s removal, but ANC leaders have repeatedly warned members against fuelling factional succession battles.