President Cyril Ramaphosa has insisted that SA is not a 'sinking titanic ship' after shocking allegations of corruption related to Covid-19 personal protective equipment (PPE) worth more than R11bn
President Cyril Ramaphosa told the National Assembly his government has taken big steps in fighting corruption and the Titanic is 'turning', not sinking. File picture.President Cyril Ramaphosa has insisted that SA is not a “sinking Titanic” after shocking allegations of corruption related to procurement of Covid-19 personal protective equipment worth more than R11bn.
The matter dominated the agenda of the NA, with three of the six questions put to Ramaphosa based on allegations of Covid-19 corruption. “What I'm saying is that this is a moment we now need to capitalise on in terms of ensuring we strengthen our resolve as a nation, as a country, to fight corruption,” said Ramaphosa.
“And now we're also saying, having noticed what has been happening in relation to Covid-19 corruption, we are now strengthening our resolve. And, listen to this, for the very first time, we've got all these agencies in government working together, looking at all acts of corruption.
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