RET carries on regardless - Politicsweb 24 May 2021 - Ace may be in, Ace may be out, but radical economic transformation will be carried on anyway. John Kane-Berman Ace may be in, Ace may be out, but radical economic transformation will be carried on anyway. Cyril Ramaphosa’s apparent victory over Ace Magashule has been described as a setback for the faction of the African National Congress (ANC) favouring radical economic transformation. For example, Business Live reported that “many commentators have concluded [that] the way is now cleared for President Ramaphosa to implement his reform agenda”. The newsletter Africa Confidential opined that the suspension of Mr Magashule, secretary-general of the ANC, was a setback for the faction of the party loyal to Jacob Zuma, which had consistently frustrated Mr Ramaphosa’s efforts to “end corruption, revive the economy, and renew the ruling party”. Mr Magashule’s demise could be a “game-changer” for Mr Ramaphosa, an “incrementalist” who had been chided by some of his own supporters for “being too timid and too slow”.