POLITICAL NEWS - With a target pinned on his back, President Cyril Ramaphosa is facing pushback from those allied to former president Jacob Zuma, some of whom have been fingered in ongoing exposure of graft and looting.

Divisions within the ANC are more evident than at any time since the elective conference in December 2017, at which Ramaphosa succeeded Zuma.

ANC secretary-general Ace Magashule and his supporters – all part of the Zuma camp – issued a vigorous denunciation over the weekend of allegations of corruption levelled against Magashule in a newly released book.

Ramaphosa has remained silent, which has added to the discomfort felt by ANC veterans, who believe he must act against those implicated in corruption.

But analysts believe Ramaphosa will not be easy to depose because he is growing in strength and his personal popularity now exceeds that of the party.

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