Moment of truth for Ramaphosa & Mkhize in battle for ANC presidency

ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa finally locked horns with former health minister Zweli Mkhize during the much-anticipated ANC 55th national conference in Nasrec on Saturday evening.

When nominations got under way, the party’s elections committee chair Kgalema Motlante explained that there would be nominations for the top seven officials: the positions of president, deputy president, national chair, secretary-general, two deputy secretary-generals and the treasurer-general.

This after conference adopted a resolution to expand the party's official leadership from six to seven.

After the nomination of both Ramaphosa and Mkhize, there was a nomination from the floor from a delegate from KwaZulu-Natal who nominated Cogta minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma.

When asked if she was available, Dlamini-Zuma, who was shaking her head as she stood up, declined nomination. The nomination process for the position then closed.