Dlamini‑Zuma apologises to Lamola in ANC vote‑buying storm
You are a leader I have long held in high esteem throughout my years of activism in the African National… Minister: International Relations and Cooperation (@RonaldLamola) August 5, 2026 Fikile Mbalula The dispute has also drawn in ANC secretary‑general Fikile Mbalula, whom Dlamini‑Zuma accused of “dishing out money” at the 2022 conference.
Lamola, who has positioned himself as a reformist voice within the ANC, flatly denied the allegation of vote-buying during the ANC’s 54th National Conference in 2017 and asked her to retract it “in a comradely manner,” warning that he would pursue legal action unless she issued a public retraction.
Former Cabinet Minister and ANC veteran Nkosazana Dlamini‑Zuma has stepped back from a controversial claim that International Relations Minister Ronald Lamola was involved in vote‑buying at the party’s national conferences, but insists the underlying issue of money in politics cannot be ignored.
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