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the ANC is still giving itself some time to decide the fate of Cyril Ramaphosa
written by Alexandra Hartman Editor-in-Chief
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The South African president is still likely to resign following an unfavorable report by a commission of inquiry published this week, into his involvement in a case of concealment of money.
With our correspondent in Johannesburg, Roman Song
Every day of uncertainty is a day of gain for Cyril Ramaphosa. His political family met urgently and in large numbers this Friday to discuss the Phala Phala case, named following his cattle farm where burglars discovered more than $500,000 in bills in 2020 and whose origin is suspicious. of these funds and the desire to hide this affair from the public question the investigators.
But the management of the ANC quickly dispersed the troops, to allow the highest party officials to study the investigation report as a priority. The rest will be invited once more on Sunday to, perhaps, seal the fate of the president. In a party like the ANC, the president is no longer entirely master of his destiny, he must rely on his comrades.
Ramaphosa consults his allies
Cyril Ramaphosa is reportedly still consulting his allies. His most outspoken supporters consider that the investigation report is weak and written too much in the conditional to constitute a threat. But elected on the promise of a new dawn, rid of corruption, the South African head of state received this report with seriousness, going so far as to offer his resignation.
If he does not withdraw on his own, his future will therefore depend on the number of his supporters within the ANC. All this weekend, its executives will have to ask themselves this question: will the future of the party be better with or without Cyril Ramaphosa?
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The fate of South African President Cyril Ramaphosa mobilized all attention on Thursday, the day following the publication of a report claiming that he “may have committed” “violations and faults”, in the context of a scandal. around a burglary that has been poisoning him for months.
He might be impeached. the South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is stepping up “consultations” with ANC heavyweights and is expected to make an “imminent announcement” as he faces impeachment proceedings linked to a scandal that has plagued him for months, 1is December its spokesperson.
Cyril Ramaphosa continues to “study a number of options in the best interest of the country”, he repeated, specifying that the president “is still examining the report” published on Wednesday which affirms that he “may have committed” “violations and faults” in the context of a scandal around a burglary.
Emergency meeting on Friday
Senior officials of the historic party in power in South Africathe ANC – of which Cyril Ramaphosa is the president, which automatically earns him the title of head of state – also announced an emergency meeting on Friday to discuss his situation.
Cyril Ramaphosa, 70, is in a very bad position, under the threat of dismissal proceedings following the publication the day before of the report of a parliamentary commission.
However, this procedure would have little chance of succeeding because it requires a two-thirds majority vote in the Assembly, where Cyril Ramaphosa’s ANC holds a comfortable majority.
A bizarre burglary case
The case begins in February 2020, when burglars break into one of the luxurious properties of the South African president, who made his fortune in business before returning to politics.
The thieves are neutralized, sequestered for long hours, according to the initial complaint filed in June which sparked the scandal. Large sums of cash are found under the cushions of a sofa. The complaint accuses Cyril Ramaphosa of not having reported the incident, neither to the police nor to the tax authorities.
Cyril Ramaphosa, whom South Africans colloquially call “Cyril”, categorically denies it. But the report casts doubt on the explanations given by the president on these 580,000 dollars in camouflaged cash.
Cyril Ramaphosa “is studying all the possibilities”
Under the pressure of the scandal and the hypothesis of a dismissal, Cyril Ramaphosa must also face the meeting of the ANC from December 16 to 20, a crucial deadline for his political future.
It is during this meeting that the ANC chooses its next leader, who will become head of state following the general elections of 2024, if however the party, faced with growing disenchantment, wins the ballot.
In the last local elections, in 2021, the ANC fell below 50% for the first time in its history.
Faced with increasing calls for resignation, from the opposition as well as from members of the ANC, plagued by internal wars, the president appears to be weakened.
According to a source close to the presidency, Cyril Ramaphosa is “studying all the possibilities”.
With AFP
One and a half year old girl was trampled by a giraffe; A tragic end for the baby Giraffe | South Africa
written by Alexandra Hartman Editor-in-Chief
A one-and-a-half-year-old girl dies following being attacked by a giraffe. The 25-year-old mother was also seriously injured in the attack. The incident took place in Durban, South Africa. The mother and baby were attacked by a giraffe at Kuleni Farm, 270 kilometers from Durban. Giraffes usually do not attack humans. They are rarely aggressive.
The police spokesperson who arrived at the scene explained that the mother and the 16-month-old child were trampled by the giraffe. The child was immediately taken to the nearest doctor, but he died there. The seriously injured mother is undergoing treatment at a nearby hospital. Hospital sources indicated that the mother’s condition is also critical. Police investigation into the incident is in progress.