In his closing address to the three-day NEC meeting held on a virtual platform, Ramaphosa said the NEC agreed, “… that such conduct was completely unacceptable and a flagrant violation of the rules, norms and values of the ANC”. The NEC instructed the officials to advise Magashule, “… to apologise publicly to ANC structures and members within a set timeframe. Ramaphosa also revealed that there have been “unwarranted attacks” on deputy Secretary-General Jessie Duarte and ANC staffers, as well as NEC coordinator Andries Nel for carrying out the decisions by ANC structures on those who must step aside.