Ramaphosa is far from certain to win in a direct fight with supporters of Zuma and ANC Secretary General Ace Magashule (AC Vol 61 No 25 Ace shuffles the deck again)...

Ramaphosa also faces a direct challenge from ANC Secretary General Ace Magashule who defied his party's own rule that those facing corruption charges must step down...

African National Congress Secretary General Ace Magashule heads to the Bloemfontein Magistrate Court on 19 February to face 21 charges of corruption and fraud dating from his time as premier of Free State province...

To survive politically Ramaphosa must curtail the spread of the new variant of Covid-19 so that it does not require further lockdowns and consequent impacts on the economy which would provide heavy ammunition for his eager political opponents former President Jacob Zuma ANC Secretary-General Ace Magashule and their supporters (AC Vol 61 No 14 Showdown to follow lockdown)...

President Cyril Ramaphosa has scored in the ongoing battle against the faction bent on unseating him with this week's decision by the African National Congress's Integrity Commission that party Secretary-General Ace Magashule must step down with immediate effect or be suspended (AC Vol 61 No 23 Ace arrest boosts Cyril)...

Nov 2020: Anrrest warrant is served on ANC Secretary-General Ace Magashule (AC Vol 61 No 23 Ace arrest boosts Cyril)...

A defiant Ace Magashule ANC Secretary-General has embarked on what insiders say will be a long stand-off with Ramaphosa which will see the gap between party and government grow but will enable the president to edge forward with his plans to end corruption and revive the ailing economy (AC Vol 61 No 20 This time it's personal )...

Meanwhile the ANC in Free State province has come out in public support of Ramaphosa calling for Zuma and ANC Secretary-General Ace Magashule seen as the unofficial leader of the Zuma faction to be suspended from the party...

Within weeks Cyril Ramaphosa will face his toughest battle as President as he tests his authority against the second-most-powerful politician in the country African National Congress (ANC) Secretary-General Ace Magashule (AC Vol 61 No 18 How to defend the indefensible)...