South Africa's governing African National Congress (ANC)
has dismissed reports of a plot to oust President Cyril Ramaphosa, calling them
blatant lies and shameless gossip.
South Africa's Sunday Times said it had evidence that
senior ANC officials were plotting with the country's former President Jacob
Zuma.
The paper published a photo, showing what it said was a
secret meeting last week between Mr Zuma and several key allies - and claimed
the group was preparing a campaign to remove President Ramaphosa from power.
The ANC swiftly condemned the report as lies and shameless
gossip.
But the party's chief whip, Jackson Mthembu, said the
alleged plot should be taken seriously, and warned of the deep factional
battles still raging in the party.
The ANC has defended President Cyril Ramaphosa, saying
nobody will succeed in changing the outcomes of the party's national conference
held in Nasrec, south of Johannesburg, in December.
At that conference, Ramaphosa replaced Jacob Zuma as ANC
president.
"Nobody, whether inside or outside of the ANC, will
succeed to change the outcomes of Nasrec. The majority of delegates at Nasrec
decided to have this leadership led by President Ramaphosa," ANC national
executive committee member Zizi Kodwa said on Monday.
Mr Zuma was forced out of power last year and is now facing
a corruption trial and other investigations.
His successor, Mr Ramaphosa, is still struggling to
consolidate control over his party and to revive a struggling economy, ahead of
national elections next year.
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