President Cyril Ramaphosa has described the 2017 axing of ex-finmin Pravin Gordhan as a moment of great alarm, confirming that ANC officials disagreed with ex-President Jacob Zuma on the decision.
JOHANNESBURG - President Cyril Ramaphosa has described the 2017 axing of once Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan as a moment of great alarm, confirming that African National Congress officials disagreed with former President Jacob Zuma on the decision.He said ANC top officials did not believe that the fake intelligence report used as a basis, which Ramaphosa describes as flimsy to fire Gordhan and his deputy Mcebisi Jonas.
Ramaphosa said he informed Zuma during a meeting that he would make his views publicly known: “And I did say, ‘we are going to be asked about this and when we are asked about this, we will have to speak out’ and he said he knew that we would be asked to speak out and I made a point to say I will be speaking out.” ‘SOMETHING WRONG HAPPENED IN OUR COUNTRY’
The president has accounted for his own actions during the height of the state capture period, saying it wasn’t easy deciding to testify. In between, what many have called his bromance with \ Zondo and fielding tough questions about why state capture continued unabated, Ramaphosa said it was difficult but important for him to participate.The president, while lauding the work of the commission, also praised the country for showing that despite the damage caused by state capture, its democracy remains robust and resilient.
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