Cyril Ramaphosa's future as South African president hung in the balance on Thursday, as his office said he was exploring options after a report found evidence he may have committed misconduct over a stash of cash stolen from his game farm.
ANC executive to meet Friday to discuss findingsCAPE TOWN, Dec 1 - Cyril Ramaphosa's future as South African president hung in the balance on Thursday, as his office said he was exploring options after a reportThe report by a panel of experts appointed by the speaker of parliament centred onhad found millions of dollars of cash stuffed into furniture in the millionaire president's Phala Phala game farm in 2020 and taken it, a theft which only came to light in June.
His spokesman said Ramaphosa had "all options on the table" and was still consulting about the report's recommendations. He apologised for earlier comments that suggested Ramaphosa might make a statement on Thursday. It also threatens Ramaphosa's efforts to rekindle investor confidence in Africa's most industrialised economy, after a decade of corruption scandals under former president Jacob Zuma.
"I think the president has to step aside now and answer to the case," Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, Zuma's ex-wife, who narrowly lost the ANC's 2017 leadership contest to Ramaphosa, wrote on Twitter late on Wednesday. The panel's recommendations are not binding on lawmakers who are set to debate the report on Dec. 6. The ANC holds a majority of seats in the assembly.
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