SOUTH Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa sought to stamp his authority on the governing African National Congress (ANC) on Monday, saying that party officials must take leave from their positions if charged with corruption and resign if convicted.
The ANC has been buffeted in recent weeks by reports of graft during the coronavirus crisis, putting Ramaphosa under pressure as he has pledged to clean up the party’s reputation after a decade of scandals under his predecessor, Jacob Zuma.
Ramaphosa wrote to ANC members earlier this month saying the party “does stand as accused number one,” prompting a major backlash from Zuma and his supporters that laid bare deep divisions more than two and a half years after Ramaphosa took the reins.
The president took the unusual step of addressing reporters at a media briefing to outline decisions taken at a meeting of the ANC’s national executive at the weekend, saying they
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