The Veterans and Women's leagues opted for a second term for Ramaphosa but differed on whom they wanted as his deputy with the former opting for Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka former deputy president and head of UN Women...

Leading women contenders for the top six are Co-operative Governance Minister ex-wife of Zuma and former head of the African Union Dlamini-Zuma Defence Minister Thandi Modise and former Deputy President Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka who recently returned from New York where she headed UN Women...

Mashatile has called on the top six leaders of the ANC – except for Ramaphosa and party chairman Gwede Mantashe – to relinquish their positions ahead of December's elective conference to open opportunities for others including women such as former deputy President Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka and Zulu contenders such as Water and Sanitation Minister Senzo Mchunu...

According to a Ramaphosa camp insider the President is considering supporting the nomination of Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka – who returned to South Africa last year after eight years in New York as a United Nations Under Secretary-General – for deputy president (AC Vol 47 No 9 All eyes on Phumzile)...

According to a Ramaphosa camp insider the president is considering supporting the nomination of Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka – who returned to South Africa last year after eight years in New York as a UN Under Secretary-General – for deputy president (AC Vol 47 No 9 All eyes on Phumzile)...

The closest it has come so far was the appointment of Deputy President Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka by Mbeki after he sacked Zuma from the post...

His wife Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka is likely to be targeted as are the businessmen Mzi Khumalo and Saki Macozoma...

After many denials Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka has finally joined COPE...

Deputy President Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka refused to be part of the new cabinet...