Fikile Mbalula using 'politics of fear', tells NEC Ramaphosa's resignation will hurt economy

ANC Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula told a special National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting on Wednesday that President Cyril Ramaphosa's resignation would hurt the economy and put the party's unity at risk .

ANC Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula has warned party members that President Cyril Ramaphosa’s resignation would trigger severe economic instability and break party unity during the special National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting on Wednesday

The meeting came in the wake of the Constitutional Court (ConCourt) judgment, which ruled that Parliament acted unconstitutionally when it blocked an impeachment inquiry against Ramaphosa over the Phala Phala farm scandal in December 2022.

The vote allowed the ANC to use its majority to reject the Section 89 panel report.

Following the ruling on Friday, Ramaphosa faced intense, renewed calls to resign from opposition parties and anti-Ramaphosa factions.