Ramaphosa’s long-awaited testimony before Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo is expected to cover his role as the current president and former deputy president of the ANC.
Keeping his mouth shut amid state capture during the Jacob Zuma presidency might have clashed with his conscience, but it was a politically astute move by President Cyril Ramaphosa, who was then Zuma’s deputy. This was the view expressed yesterday by University of the Witwatersrand School of Governance visiting professor Susan Booysen, who was commenting ahead of the start of Ramaphosa’s two-day appearance before the Commission of Inquiry into State Capture. In a period...
This was the view expressed yesterday by University of the Witwatersrand School of Governance visiting professor Susan Booysen, who was commenting ahead of the start of Ramaphosa’s two-day appearance before the Commission of Inquiry into State Capture. Booysen said: “One can easily say that he should have resigned as deputy president because he was compromised. But we have to take into account that had Ramaphosa left his position as deputy president, a Zuma lackey would have taken over.
“It would be interesting to get to grips with what a deputy president of an ANCled government actually does. Deputy presidents in government are quite excluded from the mainstream issues, because they serve at the discretion of the“I look forward to Ramaphosa’s testimony in getting these roles explained and exposed in public. It will be incredibly important to understand ANC thinking on the powers and roles of a deputy president deployed to government.
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