Cyril Ramaphosa pulls plug on Power FM's much-vaunted interview.
"The presidency notes that Mr and Mrs Mkhari met with representatives of certain civil society organisations and senior officials in the presidency today but unfortunately the resolution reached by the parties was too late to ensure his [Ramaphosa's] participation."
The presidency added that the non-participation of Ramaphosa should not be read as an"endorsement of the untested allegations raised by the civil society organisations but a carefully weighed-up decision taken in the public interest". "The president calls upon all social partners to work together to develop concrete principles to give guidance in instances where gender-based violence is alleged outside of legal processes and the need for objective assessment of desirable action that should be taken.
"The presidency sincerely regrets any inconvenience caused to the listeners of Power FM, other media partners and the sponsors of the event." Mkhari's public relations company, The Communications Firm, had not issued a statement at the time of publication.
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