President Cyril Ramaphosa will address the nation on Sunday evening to detail the next phase of the government’s response to the State Capture report.
Cyril Ramaphosa addresses the nation: Here’s what you can expect
The president’s Sunday evening ‘family meeting’ was confirmed shortly after Parliament noted reception of an implementation plan to the recommendations made by Chief Justice Raymond Zondo in the state capture report.
As reported by News24, Ramaphosa will submit his formal response to Zondo’s recommendations, detailing the actions to be taken against those named in the report and, more importantly, measures to be set in place to prevent another heist of this magnitude.
The public address is scheduled to take place at 19:30 and you can watch it below:
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Is this a response to Jacob Zuma?
Ramaphosa’s Sunday evening address comes amid rising tensions within the ANC’s hierarchy. Former president Jacob Zuma sent shockwaves across South Africa’s political sphere when, during a media briefing held on Saturday, 22 October 2022, he levelled accusations of corruption against his successor.
The former president, smeared for years by the media, and subliminally in the state capture report, as the chief architect of one of South Africa’s most publicised corruption scandals, called out the controversy implicit in the manner in which ‘Phala Phala-gate‘ has not received much public outcry; especially from the very same non-profit organisations fighting him in court over several open cases.
“I often wonder what the situation would have been if I was the one accused of having millions of dollars hidden under mattresses. I wonder what would have happened if that was an allegation out of Nkandla.
“Let us not beat about the bush about the neglect of constitutional duty that comes with abusing the office of the president to conduct private business. I am assuming that what President Ramaphosa has said about the many dollars under his bed or furniture is true — that he conducts private business while serving as president of our country,” Zuma said.
Zuma further lambasted Ramaphosa’s private sale of his Ankole as an unconstitutional ‘side hustle’, a remark that was wholly condemned by the ANC in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN).
In a statement, the branch criticised Zuma for failing to use the correct channels to air his grievances on internal issues.
“Whilst we respect their rights, as enshrined in the constitution, of the freedom of speech, we respectfully request our leaders to exercise restraint,” the branch said.