ANC Deputy President Paul Mashatile who has been waiting to be appointed as Ramaphosa's deputy president is now chair of the powerful deployment committee with his close political ally Deputy Secretary-General Nomvula Mokonyane also appointed to the committee (AC Vol 64 No 4 Mashatile set to be the heir presumptive)...

'Mbalula is also keeping a close eye on Mashatile and Nomvula Mokonyane and for now has the ear of the Chris Hani grouping...

Other in Mashatile's camp include senior ANC figures such as Panyaza Lesufi the ANC chairman in Gauteng and Deputy Secretary-General Nomvula Mokonyane...

Three of the province's top politicians made it into the ANC's top seven positions: Mashatile as Deputy President; Nomvula Mokonyane as Deputy Secretary-General; and Dr Gwen Ramokgopa as Treasurer-General...

He was flanked by treasurer-general nominee Mzwandile Masina a key figure in the party's RET faction and the deputy secretary-general nominee Nomvula Mokonyane former Gauteng premier and government minister...

At the moment the secretariat is being run by Mashatile with the help of Nomvula Mokonyane...

Ramokgopa has been deployed to coordinate secretariat functions at Luthuli House while Nomvula Mokonyane – who has held several ministerial positions under Ramaphosa – is now in charge of the day-to-day running of the party's affairs Africa Confidential understands and Limpopo province has nominated her as deputy secretary-general...

Police Minister Bheki Cele former Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba were also present; as was NEC member and former ANC organiser Nomvula Mokonyane...

They include Malusi Gigaba Nomvula Mokonyane and Mosebenzi Zwane – all former senior ministers discredited by corruption allegations...

They include: former Eskom and Transnet chair Brian Molefe and Eskom officials Anoj Singh and Matshela Koko; former Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) chief Lucky Montana; former Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba; former Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Mosebenzi Zwane; former Minister of Social Security Bathabile Dlamini; and former Minister of Environmental Affairs Nomvula Mokonyane...

Several senior ANC officials have been implicated in corruption but not yet charged including former ministers Nomvula Mokonyane Mosebenzi Zwane Malusi Gigaba David Mahlobo and serving minister Siyabonga Cwele (see Box Team Cyril wins out)...

The NEC refusal even to discuss the issue is regarded as a victory over President Cyril Ramaphosa and his allies by Magashule's supporters in the NEC who include: Zuma former Minister of Environmental Affairs Nomvula Mokonyane former Social Development Minister Bathabile Dlamini former North West premier Supra Mahumapelo and former ANC Secretary General in the Western Cape Tony Yengeni...