Riyaz Patel
President Ramaphosa must personally pay all legal costs, should he pursue that route, in his battle with the Public Protector over a R500,000 donation by Bosasa, says DA Leader Mmusi Maimane.
Following Maimane’s complaint in November 2018, Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebaneis began investigating whether Ramaphosa misled Parliament about the R500 000 ‘donation’ received from Bosasa CEO, Gavin Watson.
With the release of Mkhwebane’s final report into what Maimane dubs “Ramaphosa’s dodgy Bosasa dealings” imminent, reports suggest that the president is preparing to take the report on legal review.
Read: President Cyril Ramaphosa’s response to the Public Protector
“The President has every right to do so. However, South Africans cannot be expected to pay the legal bill for the President to defend himself against allegations of corruption, abuse of power, and money laundering,” Maimane said in a statement.
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