Supra Obakeng Ramoeletsi Mahumapelo

To some surprise senior ANC members including Dlamini-Zuma Mervyn Dirks and Supra Mahumapelo broke ranks and voted with the opposition...

The President faced push-back on Pandor's initial statement from both the ruling party's international relations sub-committee headed by Zuma-supporting Social Development Minister Lindiwe Zulu and Supra Mahumapelo who heads the parliamentary subcommittee on international relations...

They include Supra Mahumapelo former premier of North West province who now chairs the key parliamentary international relations committee...

In 2019 he secured the reinstatement of Supra Mahumapelo as Chair of the ANC in North West Province...

Last month former North West ANC Premier Supra Mahumapelo a key ally of Magashule and indicted former President Jacob Zuma was suspended from the party for five years for misconduct by an ANC disciplinary committee...

The main backlash against Magashule's suspension came from some 68 branches in Zuma's home province of KwaZulu-Natal and in North West where former party chair Supra Mahumapelo was suspended last month...

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...

Candidates the Integrity Commission wanted removed from the party's list for parliament included former Mineral Resources Minister Mosebenzi Zwane; former Northwest premier Supra Mahumapelo; former house chair of the National Assembly Cedric Frolick; and former Postal Services and Telecommunications Minister Siyabonga Cwele...

Another site of furious in-fighting has been the North-West Province whose ANC-run provincial government under premier Supra Mahumapelo was dissolved in August last year...

Magashule had wanted to parachute his allies all of whom had close ties with the Gupta family Zuma's business associates into the most powerful committees: Faith Muthambi former minister for public service to the Justice Committee; Mosebenzi Zwane ex-minister for mines to labour and Supra Mahumapelo the ousted former premier of North West province to the local government committee (AC Vol 60 No 13 Ace helps his allies)...

Lined up against Ramaphosa with Magashule are: Deputy President  David Mabuza; former Premier of North West province  Supra Mahumapelo; former President Jacob Zuma; and the current Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane a Zuma-appointed advocate who formerly worked in intelligence...