Ramaphosa's allies have been urging him to opt for a senior minister and loyalist such as former minister in the Presidency Jeff Radebe...

Jeff Radebe former Minister in the Presidency loyalist and Ramaphosa's brother-in-law chairs the group...

ANC senior advisor Jeff Radebe said the leadership would rather see a re-run of elections in cases where stable coalitions could not be formed because alliances after the 2016 elections had proved unstable leading to further deterioration in service delivery...

Since May SADC has sent two delegations to Eswatini with the last comprising Jeff Radebe former Minister in the President's Office as Ramaphosa's Special Envoy supported by representatives from Namibia and Botswana...

Personal networks Ramaphosa also relies on advisors such as former Minister in the Presidency Jeff Radebe who is married to Bridgette Motsepe Radebe – sister of Ramaphosa's wife Tshepo Motsepe and billionaire Patrice Motsepe...

She is sister to Patrice Motsepe South Africa's richest man and Tshepo Motsepe President Cyril Ramaphosa's wife and is married to Jeff Radebe a minister in successive ANC governments and was once tipped for the presidency (AC Vol 55 No 18 Dividing the spoils)...

After several days of talks mediated by Jeff Radebe South African President Cyril Ramaphosa's special envoy after Thabane sent troops onto the streets of Maseru the ruling All Basotho Congress and opposition Democratic Congress struck a deal to form a government...

The appointment of political heavyweight Jeff Radebe as his first Energy Minister was seen as an important signal that Ramaphosa was taking the issues in the sector seriously...

In addition to former Deputy Minister of Finance Mcebisi Jonas former Presidency Minister Jeff Radebe former Presidential advisor Khulu Mbatha and Africa expert Kingsley Mamabolo have been on foreign missions...