Party spokesperson Bhengu-Motsiri says scheduling conflicts are to blame and described the meeting as ‘robust and cordial’
The ANC has defended President Cyril Ramaphosa’s no-show at the marathon meeting between the party’s top brass and former president Thabo Mbeki where the farmgate scandal was discussed, saying the president’s absence was due to scheduling clashes.
“There is nothing untoward to read into it. The president had other state-related engagements,” the party’s spokesperson, Mahlengi Bhengu-Motsiri, told Business Day. ..A subscription helps you enjoy the best of our business content every day along with benefits such as articles from our international business news partners; ProfileData financial data; and digital access to the Sunday Times and TimesLive Premium.
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