An urgent meeting of South Africa’s ruling party to discuss the future of South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has been delayed as calls continue for his resignation amid a scandal over money stolen from his farm.
The African National Congress’ national executive committee on Friday had been expected to discuss a parliamentary report which suggests Ramaphosa may have violated anti-corruption laws related to the theft in 2020 of millions of dollars that had been stashed in a couch.
Ramaphosa has denied wrongdoing, saying the stolen money was proceeds from the sale of animals at his farm and that he was “not involved in any criminal conduct.”
However, the parliamentary report questions his explanation as well as the source of the money and why it wasn’t disclosed to financial authorities.
