The gloves are off in South Africa’s governing African National Congress (ANC) and internal squabbles are now being played out in public.
Today the ANC Youth League launched a scathing attack on the party’s and country’s Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa.
The youth wing is backing President Jacob Zuma, who is facing allegations of corruption.
Njabulo Nzuza the league’s secretary-general accused Mr Ramaphosa of “double standards”, because he had not publicly supported Mr Zuma over the corruption charges and the calls for him to stand down, but had supported embattled Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan.
Mr Gordhan says recent allegations of fraud against him are wholly unfounded and are politically motivated.
His backers, including from opposition parties, have called for mass support in the streets of the capital, Pretoria, on 2 November when he is due to appear in court.
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