The ANC’s nationwide government committee (NEC) meeting has been postponed to Friday to debate the Phala Phala report.
THE ANC NEC MEETING WAS POSTPONED TO FRIDAY MORNING
This comes shortly after Committee chairperson Kgalema Motlanthe stated he wouldn’t contemplate a return as caretaker President if known as to take action.
The digital meeting was scheduled for Thursday night, however the NEC will now sit in individual at Nasrec in Johannesburg.
ANC spokesperson Pule Mabe confirmed that the meeting would happen from 11:00.
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“Give us time to deal with the matter,” Mabe stated throughout a media briefing on Thursday.
President Cyril Ramaphosa is beneath extreme stress after the Section 89 Independent Panel made a number of hostile findings towards him over the Phala Phala scandal.
WILL PRESIDENT CYRIL RAMAPHOSA ANNOUNCE HIS RESIGNATION?
According to Vincent Magwenya, Ramaphosa’s spokesperson stated the President would tackle the nation “soon”.
Magwenya stated a nationwide tackle could be held imminently following the discharge of the Section 89 Independent Panel report, which made damning findings towards the President. Ramaphosa WILL NOT tackle the nation on Thursday.
He advised the media that the President was nonetheless contemplating his choices.
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“The primary concern in the president’s mind is the stability of the government and the country.”
Magwenya reportedly stated
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WHAT WILL HAPPEN IF RAMAPHOSA RESIGNS?
Deputy President David Mabuza, a former premier of Mpumalanga, will step in as appearing president till Parliament votes for a brand new president.
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Ramaphosa may even resign as president of the ANC.
The individual elected as the subsequent ANC president in mid-December might be sworn in as state president at a particular sitting of Parliament on the finish of the month.
The DA has tabled a movement arguing for Parliament to be dissolved and for an early election to be held subsequent 12 months.
IT IS BELIEVED HE IS STILL CONSIDERING HIS OPTIONS
The nation’s former spy boss, Arthur Fraser, opened a legal case towards the President for housebreaking of thousands and thousands of rands that occurred at Ramaphosa’s Phala Phala recreation farm in early 2020.
Fraser alleged that thieves stole thousands and thousands of rands in US {dollars} from Ramaphosa’s Phala Phala recreation farm in 2020.
He moreover stated Ramaphosa didn’t report the matter to the related authorities however as an alternative known as on the police members near him to analyze the matter secretly.
THIS COMES AFTER A SECTION 89 PANEL FOUND THAT HE MAY HAVE CONTRAVENED LAWS
In Ramaphosa’s affidavit to the unbiased panel, he stated $580 000 discovered its solution to the sport farm via a sale of buffaloes to a Sudanese businessman Mustafa Hazim.
The President stated his farm and lodge supervisor, a Mr. Ndlovu, first saved the cash in a protected within the Bayeto Centre Office.
However, he later moved the money from the Bayeto Centre as a result of he “was concerned that several staff members had access to the safe.”
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MILLIONS OF RANDS IN US DOLLARS WERE STOLEN FROM RAMAPHOSA’S PHALA PHALA GAME FARM
Ramaphosa stated Ndlovu thought the most secure place to retailer the cash was within the President’s non-public residence on the farm.
“He stored the money below cushions of a sofa in a spare bedroom that is hardly ever used, inside my private residence, because he thought it was the safest place, as he believed nobody would break into the president’s house.”
IF THE REPORT IS PASSED, HE WILL FACE AN IMPEACHMENT INQUIRY
The Ngcobo report confirmed the suspicions and located Ramaphosa needed to reply the case for potential impeachment.
The National Assembly will contemplate the report on 6 December. If it’s handed, the President will face an impeachment inquiry.
