Riyaz Patel
President Cyril Ramaphosa “deliberately misled” parliament about a R500,000 donation he received for his campaign to lead the African National Congress (ANC), the Public Protector said Friday.
Busisiwe Mkhwebane told reporters that Ramaphosa had violated the constitution and breached the Executive Ethics Code in his reply to parliament in November 2018.
Mkhwebane released her report on the Bosasa donation saga at her offices in Pretoria.
Mkhwebane found that Ramaphosa’s actions were inconsistent with his office as deputy president at the time.
“Ramaphosa breached the Executive Ethics Code by failing to disclose financial interest accrued to him as a result of the donations received for his so-called ‘CR17’ campaign.”
Busisiwe Mkhwebane
Mkhwebane initiated her investigation into Ramaphosa after the DA requested she probe the R500 000 donation.
This, after Ramaphosa initially responded to a question from DA leader Mmusi Maimane, saying the R500 000
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