THE SA Communist Party (SACP) said on Sunday that calls by political parties and some members of the ANC for President Cyril Ramaphosa to resign are ‘premature’.
Opposition parties have been calling for Ramaphosa to resign with immediate effect as the head of state and be arrested following the release of the Phala Phala independent panel report on Thursday.
SACP General Secretary Solly Mapaila said on Sunday that the independent panel report was flawed and must be taken on legal review.
He spoke to the media in Johannesburg following the SACPs Central Committee meeting.
“The call for the President to resign is premature,” said Mapaila.
“It is also unfortunate that this matter is now being weaponised for factional manoeuvres within our movement as we approach the ANC 55th National Conference this December. This is a matter that affects the Alliance and, more importantly, the country.”
Mapaila said the findings and
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