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President Cyril Ramaphosa responds to questions in parliament surrounding cash allegedly kept on his private farm
Civil society organisation Corruption Watch – has hailed the Constitutional Court judgment on the Phala Phala matter, saying it came at a significant time in the country’s constitutional democracy.
This is after the Apex Court found that Parliament acted inconsistent with the Constitution when it rejected the Section 89 independent panel report into President Cyril Ramaphosa’s conduct relating to the 2020 theft at his Phala Phala farm.
Corruption Watch’s executive director Lebogang Ramafoko says, “When they ignored that report, that the President indeed- there is prima facie evidence that he’s got the case to answer to- we saw that there are no rules and regulations, but that depending on who you are- they can be applied selectively.”
“It is very important, as stated within even our 2030- strategy, that in this country- we are having a lack of transparency and accountability. It was so symbolic that this judgment was given on the 30th anniversary of the Constitution,” adds Ramafoko.
Phala Phala | Corruption Watch, OUTA welcome ruling
