Stan's step-aside sparks speculation
Polokwane Observer
|September 04, 2025
By Wednesday morning, it still remained unclear how ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula would respond to a letter in which Limpopo ANC chairperson Chupu Stanley Mathabatha announced he was stepping aside from his duties, effective Monday.
The letter was carbon copied to the provincial structure but directed to the national leadership.
For much of Tuesday, speculation and commentary swirled around Mathabatha's unprecedented move, with responses from Cope, the EFF and the ANCYL in Limpopo. Later in the day, the ANC in Limpopo confirmed in a statement that the provincial executive committee (PEC) had indeed received the communication. Attempts by
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