It’s been a full year since the court ordered the sealing of the infamous CR17 campaign fund bank statement, but the fallout refuses to go away.
Estimates from the media reports suggested that within months, the fund amassed R1 billion and the money was used for several purposes. Prime among the purposes was hiring of vehicles, conference venues, hotels and flights for lobbyists who were criss-crossing the country to garner support for Ramaphosa.
The statements also revealed that several ANC bigwigs in provinces were paid unexplained sums ranging from R20 000 to R100 000. “We reject the logic that Ramaphosa did not personally benefit from the CR17 campaign funds. We also reject the conclusion that he, therefore, did not have to declare the funds of the CR17 campaign to parliament,” the EFF said in March this year after a court ruling that said Ramaphosa did not personally benefit from the fund.
All these legal challenges to the secrecy around the statements are being challenged by Ramaphosa’s lawyers.
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