Ramaphosa's inner circle comprises former Communication Minister Khumbudzo Ntshavheni who was promoted to Minister in the Presidency; Maropene Ramokgopa Minister for planning monitoring and evaluation with Pinky Kekana as her deputy; and ANC Youth League member Nomasonto Motaung who is now a deputy Minister in the Presidency working closely with Ntshavheni...

But Ramaphosa supporters – Gungubele ANC head of the presidency Sibongile Besani party chief whip Pemmy Majodina and second deputy secretary-general Maropene Ramokgopa – are also part of this committee that will decide who is deployed in some of the most powerful positions in the country including the chief executive of Eskom...

The newly elected Second Deputy Secretary-General Maropene Ramokgopa a former Eastern Cape mayor and former ambassador to India wants the foreign ministry...

At Mashatile's swearing in as an MP on 6 February by parliamentary speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula he was joined by fellow Gauteng ANC member Parks Tau; former premier of KwaZulu-Natal Sihle Zikalala and the ANC's Second Deputy Secretary-General Maropene Ramokgopa...