Zukile Majova
The Radical Economic Transformation (RET) faction in the ANC is celebrating a job well done following the revelation of a robbery cover up at President Cyril Ramaphosa’s farm two years ago.
This is apparently the first of many stories that will be leaked to the media to force Ramaphosa out even before the party’s elective conference in December.
Scrolla.Africa has been reliably told that former spy boss Arthur Fraser is in possession of more damning evidence of criminal activities involving the president designed to tarnish his public image.
Fraser is a close confidante of former president Jacob Zuma who has been accused of running a parallel intelligence gathering network while heading the State Security Agency.
He opened a can of worms last week when he laid a criminal case against the president implicating him in a cover up of the robbery where over $4 million (R61 million) was stolen at his Phala Phala farm.
The events have set a timeline for the president to defend and extricate himself from a political crisis that could frustrate his bid for a second term.
First he must present himself to the National Integrity Commission of the ANC.
When the National Working Committee of the ANC sits next week it is expected to present its own report which may include the integrity commission’s report.
In the meantime, Ramaphosa must present himself to Parliament on Thursday for a two day discussion of the presidency budget.
Opposition parties are expected to use this opportunity to question him about the cover up and the following questions:
What was his involvement in the alleged cover up?
How much money in foreign currency was stashed at his property?
How much was stolen and how much was recovered?
Why was no case opened with the SAPS?
The President will face various implications of his involvement in money laundering and racketeering.
EFF president Julius Malema has already called for the president to step aside while an investigation into the allegations made by Fraser gets underway.
“We gave Ramaphosa a chance to prove himself and he has dismally failed. We will treat him the same way we treated Zuma,” said Malema at a media briefing on Wednesday.
“He must leave office with immediate effect because he has not respected his oath of office. That office must be occupied by a man of integrity and not a hypocrite.”
ANC spokesperson Pule Mabe said in terms of ANC guidelines, the president will not be asked to step aside as he has not been charged with any crime.
