CYRIL’S SANDTON STUMP: ‘There must be jail time’ following revelations at commissions, Ramaphosa tells Sandton audience By Greg Nicolson gregnicolson
President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday described the various commissions of inquiry he has launched as cathartic, and suggested that while they conclude their work, the authorities should act on the revelations continuing to emerge.The truth is coming out. It’s a cathartic moment and the findings will be issued once the report comes out,” said Ramaphosa at an ANC public engagement in a Sandton office park.
The State Capture Inquiry and Public Investment Inquiry are both still ongoing while the SARS Inquiry concluded its work in 2019. The packed venue included many white people in the audience but the crowd was diverse and so were their questions. Ramaphosa was asked about Amcu’s strike at Sibanye, how white South Africans can feel they belong, how he would remove red tape for entrepreneurs, and what can be done to get men to pay child maintenance.Ramaphosa recalled former president Jacob Zuma’s decision to sack finance minister Pravin Gordhan in 2017 on the basis of an intelligence report,The decision I then had to make was, do I keep quiet about something which I truly believe was incorrect? And then I broke ranks.
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