It has never happened before that all other investigating agencies in the country, with the exception of the Special Investigating Unit (SIU), have been looking into a sitting president. This is because the head of state, who is currently President Cyril Ramaphosa, signs the proclamations issued by the SIU.
This is what the leader of the African Transformation Movement (ATM), Vuyo Zungula, had to say about it when he was interviewed by Independent Media on Wednesday, IOL reports.
Because of Ramaphosa’s involvement in the Phala Phala scandal, Zungula’s party has initiated a motion of no confidence in him.
At his Phala Phala farm in the Bela Bela Municipality in Limpopo, Ramaphosa is accused of allegedly being involved in a variety of illegal activities, including money laundering, undermining the rule of law, assault, and kidnapping.
“The scandal surrounding the Phala Phala farm is the worst scandal to involve a head of state since the beginning of democracy.” “We will study the report to see how the panel processed the evidence that was presented to them,” said Zungula.
He went on to say that Ramaphosa had violated his oath of office in addition to committing a number of different crimes, and he provided examples of some of the laws that Ramaphosa might have broken.
“The Constitution was violated in violation of Section 96(2a), which prohibited members of the Cabinet, which is led by Ramaphosa, from receiving compensation for their work.
There is a glaring conflict of interest, which constitutes a violation of Section 96(2b) of the Constitution, which has been violated. In the case where there was a failure to report, a violation of section 34(1) of the Act for the Prevention and Combating of Corrupt Activities took place.
“The President was in violation of the Foreign Exchange Law because he was in possession of an excessive amount of foreign currency.”
When it comes to tax evasion, the laws of the South African Revenue Service (Sars) were broken, which brings us to the laws of the Department of Home Affairs and border control, which were also broken when the dollars entered the country illegally, as Zungula explained.
The spokesperson for the Special Investigations Unit (SIU), Kaizer Kganyago, stated in an interview that his organization did not participate in the investigation into Phala Phala because they were not authorized to do so.
The State Investigations Unit conducts investigations into state-owned entities (SOEs) as well as provincial municipalities. According to Kganyago, the Hawks are the only ones who have the ability to investigate the Phala Phala scandal.
During this time, the Land Party announced that it would not be pinning its hopes on the panel that will be led by former Chief Justice Sandile Ngcobo. “The panel will likely report that the evidence presented was not sufficient for an impeachable offense and that they are satisfied by the president’s explanation. However, the Land Party expects the panel to recommend disciplinary steps against the president for his failure to report the crime in Parliament that was committed at his place,”
Because Ramaphosa did not report the criminal activity that occurred at his Phala Phala farm, there are now suspicions and trust issues between the public and the Presidency.
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Ngcobo, a retired High Court judge named Thokozile Masipa, and advocate Mahlape Sello were the members of the independent panel that was appointed by Parliament to investigate Section 89. They handed over their report to the Speaker of the National Assembly, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, on Wednesday.
It is alleged that Cyril Ramaphosa was involved in a variety of illegal activities, including money laundering, undermining the rule of law, assault, and kidnapping, among other allegations.
The shocking revelations came to light after a former spy chief named Arthur Fraser filed criminal charges against President Cyril Ramaphosa and General Wally Rhoode at the Rosebank police station on June 1. Rhoode was in charge of Ramaphosa’s personal security.
