By Lehlohonolo Lehana.
South Africans concerns are justified in asking questions about the alleged theft of $4 million (about R63 million) in cash at President Cyril Ramaphosa’s game farm in Limpopo, says former president Thabo Mbeki.
Mbeki says he hopes that the investigation by the law enforcement into the robbery, will move with speed.“
“Ramaphosa has said ‘let’s allow the law to take its course’ and I sympathise with him, added Mbeki.
Mbeki was speaking during a visit by the Drakensberg Boys choir to his home as part of his 80th birthday celebration.
“I hope that the Hawks will move on the matter speedily because I’m quite certain, from what I can see, the country is asking for many, many explanations about many things. And I’m quite sure that the legal process will help us to provide these answers,” he said.
Ramaphosa has increasingly come under public pressure to come clean on the robbery at his Phala Phala game farm two years ago.
Mbeki also weighed in on the release of the fifth and final instalment fifth of the state capture commission’s report.
He said the findings of the commission were concerning and the ANC needed to do an introspection of its role in enabling state capture.
“The ANC has got a particular responsibility because all of these things happened as a result of mis-governance,” Mbeki said.
Mbeki has also sent his condolences to the families of the 22 young people who died at the Enyobeni tavern in East London.
The tavern has now been shut down by authorities.
“The death of these young people, I do not know what they were doing at the tavern and the way they have died,”‘ he said.
“I do not know how they have died but very tragic event and I am sure all of us want to convey condolence to parents and relatives and so on.”