S. Africa’s Ramaphosa Urges Patience in Corruption Battle
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, whose party faces a national election next week, urged citizens of the country to have patience and give his government and the nation’s institutions time to deal with the corruption that has indebted the economy and brought state companies to their knees.
Ramaphosa Can Win Over South Africa, What About His Own Party? Cyril RamaphosaPhotographer: Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg Ramaphosa took over from Jacob Zuma as national president last year and has described his predecessor’s rule as “nine wasted years.” Since then judicial inquiries have been held, or are in process, into state graft, malfeasance at the fund manager that invests the pensions of government workers, poor governance at the state revenue service and the fitness to hold office of the leadership of the National Prosecuting Authority.
“Ordinary people and the people of South Africa want people in jail now,” Ramaphosa said in an interview with Newzroom Afrika, a Johannesburg-based television station that started broadcasting Thursday. “These things take time, the resolve is there and the resolve is irrevocable.”
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