President Cyril Ramaphosa became the first sitting president to subject himself to a Commission of Inquiry where he was questioned about what he had witnessed.
It was during former president Jacob Zuma's nine-year rule that the state allegedly suffered some of its worst graft, allegedly driven by the Guptas.
Ramaphosa was questioned on key Gupta lieutenants that were appointed into state-owned entities Transnet and Eskom and how this went unnoticed by himself and others. Ramaphosa responded that these incidents might have gone unnoticed by some as the depth of the web of capture continued to grow. Ramaphosa said he became aware of the extent of the issues at the SSA from the high-level panel report he had commissioned to investigate the agency. Ramaphosa made the report public in 2019.
When asked why Mahlobo and Fraser had remained in government service and not been removed, Ramaphosa said he was waiting for the Zondo commission's report before taking action. Ramaphosa said that it was “not an unreasonable proposition” and it formed part of the investigation currently under way. He asked Ramaphosa whether he and the ruling party were concerned about that. Ramaphosa conceded that malfeasance was a major worry for the party.
In defence, he said the party was now on a journey towards renewal in order to correct the mistakes of not dealing with corrupt members in the past.
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