‘Ramaphosa must go, he cannot be allowed to stay’ – former ANC spokesperson reacts

Record ID: 1700818

  • Title: ‘Ramaphosa must go, he cannot be allowed to stay’ – former ANC spokesperson reacts
  • Date: 5th December 2022
  • Summary: JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA (DECEMBER 5, 2022) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF SOUTH AFRICAN PRESIDENT CYRIL RAMAPHOSA'S MOTORCADE ARRIVING AT ANC (AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS) MEETING PRESIDENT RAMAPHOSA WALKING INTO BUILDING SURROUNDED BY BODYGUARDS AND OFFICIALS VARIOUS OF ANC SUPPORTERS OF RAMAPHOSA SINGING AND CHANTING AT ENTRANCE OF MEETING ANC SUPPORTERS OF PRESIDENT RAMAPHOSA APPROACHING EXPELLED FORMER ANC SPOKESPERSON, CARL NIEHAUS AT THE GATES OF THE MEETING HALL (SOUNDBITE) (English) EXPELLED ANC SPOKESPERSON, CARL NIEHAUS, SAYING: "My clarion call that Cyril Ramaphosa must go, he cannot be allowed to stay, he's putting the ANC into disrepute." ANC SUPPORTERS OF PRESIDENT RAMAPHOSA SINGING WHILE HOLDING SIGNS RAMAPHOSA MOTORCADE LEAVING MEETING REPORTERS LISTENING TO ANC NATIONAL SPOKESPERSON PULE MABE AT MEETING (SOUNDBITE) (English) ANC NATIONAL SPOKESPERSON, PULE MABE, SAYING: "The National Working Committee made a determination that looking at the issues that will be discussed and the request made by the president, that consistent with practice, it is only fair that we recuse the president so once he has delivered his political overview, we then allowed the president to leave the working committee." JOURNALIST LISTENING TO MABE SPEAKING (SOUNDBITE) (English) ANC NATIONAL SPOKESPERSON, PULE MABE, SAYING: "When we merge out of this NEC (National Executive Committee), the treasurer general would outline what is the position of the ANC, to assure the citizens of this country, that the ANC is still very much alive and to outline and direct what our members of parliament are expected to do tomorrow when they go to the National Assembly." ANC MEMBERS GATHERED OUTSIDE MEETING
  • Embargoed: 19th December 2022 11:53
  • Keywords: ANC Carl Niehaus Pule Mabe Ramaphosa South Africa
  • Location: JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA
  • City: JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA
  • Country: South Africa
  • Topics: Africa,Government/Politics
  • Reuters ID: LVA001451105122022RP1
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: South African President Cyril Ramaphosa's fate was hanging in the balance on Monday (December 5) as the executive committee of the governing party discussed allegations he may have committed misconduct and violated the oath of office.
    Ramaphosa attended the meeting of the African National Congress National Executive Committee (NEC).
    He said on Sunday (December 4) he would accept its decision.
    "The National Working Committee made a determination that looking at the issues that will be discussed and the request made by the president, that consistent with practice, it is only fair that we recuse the president so once he has delivered his political overview, we then allowed the president to leave the working committee," ANC spokesman Pule Mabe told reporters.
    Some Ramaphosa supporters, clad in the colours of the ANC party, braved the rain outside the venue, holding placards that read: "Ramaphosa is our president."
    The inquiry relates to findings that large sums of foreign currency were hidden at Ramaphosa's private game farm and he failed to report the money missing when it was stolen in 2020.
    Ramaphosa has denied wrongdoing and has not been charged with any crimes.
    The existence of the cash at the Phala Phala game farm and his failure to report the theft to police only surfaced in June in a scandal dubbed "Farmgate" by the media.
    (Production: Shafiek Tassiem, Carla O'Connor)
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