By Akani Nkuna
President Cyril Ramaphosa told investors in Cape Town on Wednesday that South Africa’s constitutional democracy, legal certainty and accountability remained central to the country’s economic recovery and its case for greater infrastructure investment.
Speaking at the BlackRock Infrastructure Investment Conference, Ramaphosa said the Constitution protected citizens’ rights, held the state accountable and provided the legal certainty needed for social justice and economic development.
“South Africa is a democracy in which the Constitution provides legal certainty. It protects the rights of everyone and it holds the state accountable, and even holds the president accountable. This is essential to both social justice and economic development,” he said.
His statements came days after the Constitutional Court ruled that Parliament’s decision not to refer the Section 89 Independent Panel report on the Phala Phala matter to an impeachment committee was invalid.
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