Ebrahim Rasool

We understand that Essop Pahad Mbeki’s best friend was instrumental in attracting the United Arab Emirates’ investors; invitations to the launch were ‘from the Presidency and CNBC Africa’; Mbeki was there and guests included Western Cape Premier Ebrahim Rasool and Gauteng Premier Mbhazima Shilowa...

He was publicly reprimanded by Allan Boesak a well liked (and coloured) ANC leader from the Western Cape where the provincial ANC has been divided between 'Africanists' (led by their Chairman James Ngculu and Provincial Secretary Mcebisi Skwatsha) and the rest under the Provincial Premier Ebrahim Rasool...

The timing of Ehrenreich's proposal is connected to the recent defeat of Western Cape Premier Ebrahim Rasool at the ANC's provincial congress (AC Vol 46 No 13) where he was deposed as provincial Chairman and replaced by an Africanist rival James Ngculu...

National leaders of the governing African National Congress including President Thabo Mbeki's ally Zola Skweyiya the Minister for Social Development publicly supported Ebrahim Rasool for the premiership of Western Cape Province...

In Western Cape Ebrahim Rasool's leadership has been purged of his enemies and he rules in coalition with the New National Party...

For this credit is claimed both by Ebrahim Rasool the ANC's coloured Western Cape leader and candidate for the premiership and by Hennie Bester the DP's white provincial leader who has served as a minister in a provincial coalition with the NNP...