The meeting of the National Working Committee (NWC) held on 3 May 2021, acting in terms of Rule 13.8 of the ANC Constitution, reaffirmed the decision of the NEC on 26 — 29 March 2021 that all members who have been charged with corruption or other serious crimes must step aside within 30 days, failing which they should be suspended in terms of Rule 25.70 of the ANC Constitution, which provides that:

 

“Where a public representative, office-bearer or member has been indicted to appear in a court of law on any charge, the Secretary General or Provinclal Secretary, acting on the authority of the NEC, the NWC, the PEC or the PWC, if satisfied that the temporary suspension of such public representative, office-bearer or member would be in the best interest of the Organisation, may suspend such public representative, elected office-bearer or member and impose terms and conditions to regulate their participation and conduct during the suspension.” 

The ANC's secretary-general Ace Magashule has refused to leave his office he has appealed the  party’s decision to suspend him. 

Magashule has announced that he would no longer remain silent as state resources were being used against him and his allies.

Speaking to Eye Witness News Magashule argued that he remained in office because he was appealing the decision to suspend him and claimed that he had the backing of the NEC to suspend Ramaphosa.

“As the ANC, we have suspended Cyril,” Magashule said.

He confirmed that they were delivered on Monday to the president and deputy secretary-general Jessie Duarte. Magashule said that Ramaphosa must step aside over allegations of vote-buying during his CR17 campaign.

“Those who have allegations, those who are charged or suspected to have been involved [in corruption].”
He has accused his comrades of selectively enforcing Nasrec resolutions; he said that the 2017 conference decided that those facing criminal charges and those facing serious allegations must step aside.