Cyril Ramaphosa will no longer appear before graft inquiry.

By Lehlohonolo Lehana.

President Cyril Ramaphosa will no longer appear for a second round of testimony before a graft inquiry, administrators of the commission into state corruption said on Thursday in brief statement.

Ramaphosa had been scheduled to give testimony before the panel headed by Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo on May 31 and June 1. Ramaphosa delayed his appearance to a later date after a request from the commission, the presidency said in a statement sent by WhatsApp on Thursday. “The president’s office is in communication with the commission to secure suitable alternative dates for his appearance.

“The president’s office is in communication with the commission to secure suitable alternative dates for his appearance,” it said.

He previously appeared in mid-April as current leader of the African National Congress (ANC) in a rare case of a sitting president giving evidence on recent alleged acts of wrongdoing by members of his own party.

“The Commission wishes to announce that President Ramaphosa’s scheduled appearance dates of – 31 May, and 1 June 2021 has been postponed. The suitable alternative dates for his appearance will be communicated,” the inquiry said.

In his previous appearance before the judicial inquiry, which is due to deliver its final report in the next few months after nearly three years of sittings, Ramaphosa admitted that the ANC could have done more to prevent the corruption that ripped through the country’s institutions over the past decade.

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