Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana told Reuters in an interview he thought President Cyril Ramaphosa should continue with his job, doing whatever he could to defend himself against the panel report including possible legal action.
by a panel of experts investigating the alleged theft of millions of dollars stuffed into furniture in the multi-millionaire leader's Phala Phala game farm in 2020.
The more than 80 officials of the ANC's decision-making National Executive Committee were meeting at a conference venue in the south of Johannesburg. A Reuters correspondent saw Deputy President David Mabuza and former president Thabo Mbeki arrive at the venue along with other NEC members ahead of the deliberations which were expected to take hours.
He sought to reassure financial markets that no change to the fiscal framework was imminent and that he would be willing to stay as finance minister even if Ramaphosa were to resign.
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