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‘Get us 90’ says Ramaphosa as he looks to Limpopo for local elections victory

Daily Maverick · 🇿🇦 public South Africa · · 1256 words · By Nonkululeko Njilo
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What to know about ‘Get us 90’ says Ramaphosa as he looks to Limpopo for local elections victory

Over the weekend, President Cyril Ramaphosa travelled to Limpopo, the ANC’s kingmaker province, to speak at the provincial elective conference while internal squabbling in the Eastern Cape meant its conference didn’t get off the ground.

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What happened

Over the weekend, President Cyril Ramaphosa travelled to Limpopo, the ANC’s kingmaker province, to speak at the provincial elective conference while internal squabbling in the Eastern Cape meant its conference didn’t get off the ground.

Why it matters

On Sunday in Polokwane, Ramaphosa made an impassioned plea to Limpopo’s newly elected leadership to deliver a decisive victory in the upcoming local government elections, expected to be held later this year.

Common ground

He was speaking at the closing of the 11th provincial elective conference, where more than 1,300 delegates had gathered, in a province where the ANC is at its most organised and finds its most loyal support.

Perspective signals

No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 17 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “President Cyril Ramaphosa travelled to Limpopo, the ANC’s kingmaker province, to speak at the provincial elective conference”
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Wikipedia entries provide general information about Cyril Ramaphosa and the ANC but do not mention his attendance at the Limpopo provincial elective conference. No corroborating sources found.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 South African municipal elections will be held across South Africa, to elect councils for all district, metropolitan and local municipalities in each of the country's nine provinces. A total …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa ( RAM-ə-FAW-sə or RAH-mə-POH-sə; born 17 November 1952) is a South African businessman and politician serving as the president of South Africa since 2018. A former anti-apar…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Nkosazana Clarice Dlamini-Zuma (née Dlamini; born 27 January 1949), sometimes referred to by her initials NDZ, is a South African politician, medical doctor and former anti-apartheid activist. A longs…
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Claim 2: “The Polokwane High Court dismissed the matter, giving the green light for the conference to proceed”
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No evidence found in Wikipedia or other sources to confirm court involvement in the conference dispute.
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Claim 3: “Ramaphosa made an impassioned plea to Limpopo’s newly elected leadership to deliver a decisive victory in the upcoming local government elections”
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Wikipedia entries about Ramaphosa and the 2024 elections do not mention any plea to Limpopo leadership. No evidence supports this claim.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — General elections were held in South Africa on 29 May 2024 to elect a new National Assembly as well as the provincial legislature in each of the nine provinces. This was the seventh general election h…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa ( RAM-ə-FAW-sə or RAH-mə-POH-sə; born 17 November 1952) is a South African businessman and politician serving as the president of South Africa since 2018. A former anti-apar…
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Claim 4: “Ramaphosa said the NEC will discuss the matter and come to a real, final conclusion of what should then happen”
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Claim 5: “The SACP won 1% in a Polokwane by-election غير”
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Claim 6: “The ANC received over 70% in the province in the 2024 elections stabilised the ANC after its national support fell to 40%”
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No evidence found in Wikipedia or other sources to confirm ANC's 2024 Limpopo election results or national support trends.
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Claim 7: “ANC provincial deputy chairperson John Mpe indicated support for Deputy President Paul Mashatile as a potential successor”
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Claim 8: “Delegates refused to receive a message from the SACP’s Percy Ndlala, heckling, booing and even attempting to chase him away”
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No evidence found in Wikipedia or other sources to confirm delegate behavior toward Percy Ndlala.
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Claim 9: “Internal squabbling in the Eastern Cape meant its conference didn’t get off the ground”
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Wikipedia entries about Eastern Cape politicians do not mention any issues preventing the ANC conference from proceeding. No evidence supports or refutes the claim.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Lulama Ngcukayitobi (born December 1972) is a South African politician from the Eastern Cape. He has been the provincial secretary of the African National Congress (ANC) in the Eastern Cape since Octo…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Mcebisi Hubert Jonas (born 1960) is a South African politician and businessman who was Deputy Minister of Finance of South Africa between May 2014 and March 2017. He is the independent non-executive c…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Lubabalo Oscar Mabuyane (born 24 February 1974) is a South African politician who has been serving as the seventh Premier of the Eastern Cape since May 2019. He was previously Member of the Executive …
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Claim 10: “Ramaphosa warned of consequences for ANC members who campaign for other parties”
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Claim 11: “He was speaking at the closing of the 11th provincial elective conference, where more than 1,300 delegates had gathered”
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No evidence found in Wikipedia or other sources to confirm delegate attendance numbers or conference details.
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Claim 12: “Dr. Phophi Ramathuba suggested the SACP should contest elections in other provinces where the ANC was not as strong and was experiencing challenges”
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Claim 13: “Ramaphosa has now anointed Limpopo as the exemplar for unity and stability and a 'template' for how other provinces should conduct their conferences”
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No evidence found in Wikipedia or other sources to confirm Ramaphosa's designation of Limpopo as a model.
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Claim 14: “The SACP decided to contest elections independently of the ANC, which almost brought the conference to a standstill”
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No evidence found in Wikipedia or other sources to confirm SACP's election contesting actions.
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Claim 15: “Dr. Phophi Ramathuba indicated the ANC will not rely on the SACP in the next Limpopo elections”
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Claim 16: “In the 2024 elections, it polled at more than more than 73%, the highest provincial share for the ANC”
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No evidence found in Wikipedia or other sources to confirm ANC's 2024 Limpopo election results.
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Claim 17: “The Eastern Cape ANC leadership postponed its elective conference due to a court interdict”
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