A political analyst says Ramaphosa is losing the public opinion battle around this saga and people are starting to think he is not that clean.
The ongoing pressure exerted on President Cyril Ramaphosa is likely to exhaust him and possibly force him to make compromises within the governing African National Congress . This is according to political analyst, Ralph Mathekga, who is of the view that Ramaphosa will likely be pushed into a corner, where he won’t be able to push back.
The Phala Phala farm saga came to light when former spy boss, Arthur Fraser, opened a case against Ramaphosa, claiming the President had concealed a crime of theft that happened at his Phala Phala game farm in Limpopo in 2020.“Arthur Fraser’s plan was not to remove Ramaphosa, he knows it’s impossible.
Another political analyst, Piet Croucamp, is of the opinion that the pressure Ramaphosa finds himself under, particularly around Phala Phala, is justifiable.“He should share his version of events with the public as much as he should share with the investigating authorities, and if everything is above board, then there is no reason why there should be a difference between what he is willing to tell the public and what he is willing to tell the investigating authorities,” he said.
“There is a lot of political vested interests, but also in the private sector, that would prefer for him to stay [as president] for the type of stability the country needs,” said Croucamp.
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