The new ANC president and aspirant president of the country, Cyril Ramaphosa, gave the ANC MPs in the caucus the assurance that he is not entertaining any agreement with the head of state, Jacob Zuma, that would excuse Zuma from prosecution.
He said that he did not have the authority to enter into any such an agreement.
Political analysts are worried that he is playing words and that the government may possibly give a pardon.
The National Prosecuting Authority must decide in the foreseeable future whether to reinstate 783 complaints of corruption and money laundering against Zuma.
According to sources, Ramaphosa has indicated that Zuma will soon resign as president of the country, but no date will be linked to the “soon”.
African time has taught that days become months and months become years before something is done about a case. Zuma has in the interim said that he will retire when it rains in the Cape. This weekend, rain is predicted for Cape Town, but it is well known that Zuma is not a man of his word.
Apparently, the delays are due to the conditions around Zuma’s retirement. According to the pension conditions, Zuma can have two dependents as part of his pension, but it is well known that he has many more wives. He apparently wants to negotiate pension benefits for all of them, which taxpayers will have to pay for.
Furthermore, Zuma wants taxpayers to pay for his legal costs should he be brought before the court.
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