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Ronald Lamola plays youth card in bid for ANC deputy presidency

South Africa Minister of Justice and Correctional Services Ronald Lamola. © Twitter/@RonaldLamola

Justice Minister Ronald Lamola hopes to become one of the ANC's top six at the party's elective conference in December. The 38-year-old, who is in charge of several highly sensitive legal cases, has the confidence of President Cyril Ramaphosa. [...]

Published on 18.02.2022 at 05:00 GMT Reading time 3 minutes

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