Gwen Ramokgopa distances herself from plot against Mashatile, Mbalula

Treasurer-general fears her phone was cloned

- By Mawande AmaShabalala and Bongani Mdakane

ANC treasurer-general Dr Gwen Ramokgopa is out to dispel a narrative that she is back-stabbing Paul Mashatile

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ANC treasurer-general Dr Gwen Ramokgopa has taken the now-ugly party presidential race the legal route in a bid to stop the spread of viral messages in which she appears to be plotting against Deputy President Paul Mashatile's and secretary-general Fikile Mbalula's presidential ambitions.

The messages that have blown up the internet include a purported conversation between Ramokgopa and the headline-grabbing Brown Mogotsi.

“I will do a few interviews as well; we have to save you (Ramokgopa) and comrade Senzo (Mchunu).

“The plan should proceed. We can't have Paul and Mbalula running the ANC,” Mogotsi allegedly texted Ramokgopa after Mbalula went on a tirade last weekend, dismissing him as a non-ANC member.

Yet another of Mogotsi’s supposed messages reads: “I will bring evidence of him and Vusi Keke (former convicted taxi boss Vusi Khekhe) and also Bozwana that he borrowed money from him to the commission before he was killed... I have made peace with Supa and have apologised to him, he knows where I got the money from to dislodge him,”.

Wandile Bozwana was the businessman killed on the N1 a few years ago. He was purportedly an ANC benefactor.

Supra Mahumapelo, referred to above as Supa, is the former North West ANC premier.