ANC rivals push back because they steal money, says Ramaphosa

President Cyril Ramaphosa lashed out at his rivals within the African National Congress (ANC) just days ahead of the party’s elective conference.

The president had a stern warning for those who abuse their power and steal public funds.

Ramaphosa’s renewal project

Thieving rivals push back

As reported by The Sunday Times, Ramaphosa said his clean-up of state institutions would lead to arrests, but his ANC rivals are opposed to his project.

Ramaphosa said some of his rivals are “pushing against the renewal because it’s clamping down on how they have been stealing public money”.

The president said he won’t allow the pushback from “those who are resisting […] because that’s what ANC members want, that’s what the people of South Africa want’.

Ramaphosa in Limpopo on Sunday

President Ramaphosa will be conducting a site visit to Limpopo today where he will inspect the Giyani Bulk Water Project.

He will also assess progress made to alleviate the challenges of water scarcity and ensure a consistent and reliable water supply in the area.

Ramaphosa will be accompanied by Minister of Water and Sanitation, Senzo Mchunu, and will visit the Nandoni Dam and the Nandoni-Nsami Pipeline.

The Giyani Bulk Water Project was initiated in 2014 to address severe water challenges in the region

Ramaphosa was in Philippi in the Western Cape on Saturday to meet with “ordinary people, mobilise for the ANC, and get ready for 2024”.

He said he was there to “just to come and see the terrible conditions under which our people are living, issues of gender-based violence (GBV)”.

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Mkhize versus Ramaphosa

Meanwhile, ANC presidential hopeful Zweli Mkhize told The Sunday Times his prospects “look good” and he is ready to take over from Ramaphosa.

However, he said Ramaphosa shouldn’t be forced to resign and should instead be given the choice to stay on as president.

Moreover, Mkhize also said the president must take responsibility for the Phala Phala allegations and take himself “through the investigation process”.

He explained: “That is why we must say if you suspect there is something wrong, you take it for review. That is what the president has done and it is a decision taken by an individual who knows the facts and looks at the report and makes a judgment on it”.

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