The Phala Phala scandal has forced a premature assessment of Ramaphosa's term in office, with his security of tenure still very much in the balance
. At the time of writing, it seemed likely that Ramaphosa would survive a vote for his impeachment proceedings to be instituted in Parliament. But this vote by the ANC to rally around their president as they did with Zuma and the Nkandla scandal has nothing to do with principle, and everything to do with political survival.
A fair assessment of Ramaphosa's presidency, minus Phala Phala, would probably give him a pass. His handling of the Covid-19 pandemic, fair criticism of some lockdown regulations aside, was exemplary. Compared to how other nations struggled to impose mask-wearing measures, Ramaphosa and South Africans were a shining light in the fight to return to a normal way of living.
His appointments at Eskom, the National Prosecuting Authority and SARS helped those institutions turn the corner on corruption and state capture. His support of the Zondo Commission, despite his poor performance in defending the ANC, was critical in exposing a decade of plunder.to lead Friday Briefing today, the Phala Phala scandal threatens to overshadow all the good of Ramaphosa's tenure and highlights his continued weaknesses, inherited from Zuma.
"I am not sure that Ramaphosa still has the moral authority to demand our support. He has messed up, and he has messed up spectacularly," Pauw, author ofwrites in this must-read piece.shares. He writes that Ramaphosa's decision to seek a review of the section 89 report is a clear attempt to intimidate and deter other institutions that may find against him., but recommended establishing an impeachment inquiry.
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