Cyril Ramaphosa gave evidence at a judicial inquiry into the biggest scandal of the post-apartheid eraSouth Africa’s president has said his party “could and should” have done more about the abuse of power that took the economy to the brink. Giving evidence at a judicial inquiry into the biggest scandal of the post-apartheid era, Cyril Ramaphosa, 68, conceded a decade of systemic plundering on “our watch” went unchecked. SponsoredRamaphosa was deputy president for four years under Jacob Zuma whose time in office was marked by sleaze that cost an estimated £21.5 billion. Giving evidence as leader of the African National Congress (ANC), Ramaphosa stopped short of an apology and did not mention Zuma by name. He told the commission, which is closing after hearing testimony for almost three years, that admitting “these facts does not mean that the ANC

Source: The Times April 28, 2021 16:04 UTC