Elias Sekgobelo Magashule (Ace)

With the suspension of Ace Magashule and the death of Jesse Duarte the ANC lost its secretary-general and deputy secretary and some say it is at its weakest since the unbanning of the party in 1990...

After Ace Magashule was suspended as secretary-general in May last year over corruption charges his deputy Jessie Duarte took on the role alongside her own (AC Vol 62 No 10 Magashule overplays his hand)...

'Remember in 2017 Mchunu lost out as secretary-general to Ace Magashule by 19 votes so every vote counts...

Two major fraud trials – one involving former Cabinet Minister Mosebenzi Zwane and the other former ANC Secretary-General Ace Magashule – are still in preparation (AC Vol 62 No 10 Magashule overplays his hand)...

News reports also suggested Zuma had met suspended ANC secretary-general Ace Magashule and other supporters of the party's RET faction at his Nkandla homestead to drum up support for Dlamini-Zuma (AC Vol 63 No 16 The ANC is at its weakest since 1994)...

This means people such as suspended secretary-general Ace Magashule could not return to a position of influence in the party (AC Vol 62 No 10 Magashule overplays his hand)...

His current post will help him; and he is also acting secretary-general a post he holds because of the suspension of Ace Magashule...

ReactionsThe de facto leader of the ANC anti-Ramaphosa campaign and supporter of suspended Secretary General Ace Magashule Carl Niehaus said 'Ramaphosa must be a worried man after what happened in Sri Lanka...

Masina is close to suspended secretary-general Ace Magashule and other RET members like Tony Yengeni...

The rule prevented the most important RET faction members such as former Free State premier Ace Magashule who was suspended a year ago from continuing as secretary-general of the ANC...

KZN is now leading a campaign to dilute the rule further to allow suspended officials – such as indicted former Free State Premier and ANC Secretary-General Ace Magashule – to contest for high office (AC Vol 62 No 10 Magashule overplays his hand)...