Nkosazana Clarice Dlamini-Zuma

The other KZN candidates for possible inclusion are Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma – who was narrowly beaten by Ramaphosa for the leadership in 2017 – and Water and Sanitation Minister Senzo Mchunu a Ramaphosa loyalist who was narrowly beaten by Magashule in 2017...

' Sitole stands accused of not following procedure in dismissing his former deputy Bonang Christine Mgwenya and is being investigated for overpaying for communications equipment in 2017 to fund the campaign of Ramaphosa's rival Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma...

If Ramaphosa had not narrowly beaten Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma at the 2017 conference the ANC and South Africa would already be led by a woman (AC Vol 61 No 12 Ruling party wants a reset & Vol 58 No 25 A fight to the photo-finish)...

If Ramaphosa had not narrowly beaten Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma at the 2017 conference the ANC and South Africa would already be led by a woman (AC Vol 61 No 12 Ruling party wants a reset & Vol 58 No 25 A fight to the photo-finish)...

But it is possible he could be challenged for the deputy President's position by a woman such as Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma who was narrowly beaten by Ramaphosa in 2017 Defence Minister Thandi Modise or Tourism Minister Lindiwe Sisulu who has previously challenged Ramaphosa and lost...

Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma who was narrowly defeated by Ramaphosa for the leadership in 2017 could also make a pitch for the post...

Ramaphosa narrowly beat Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma Jacob Zuma's ex-wife for ANC president at the elective conference in 2017 while Lindiwe Sisulu who has had more senior cabinet posts than any other woman in the ANC initially challenged Ramaphosa before withdrawing (AC Vol 59 No 1 Pushing Zuma to the exit & Vol 62 No 10 Magashule overplays his hand)...

Mkhize challenged Ramaphosa in the early stages of the leadership election in 2017 and later withdrew and deferred to Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma as the main challenger...

Or he could pick his rival for the presidency at the 2017 elective conference Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma...

Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs who narrowly lost to Ramaphosa in the ANC leadership contest has contradicted the President within the cabinet and in public leading him to back down on his own policies...