Ramaphosa deserves credit for taking stand – analyst

Political analyst Andre Duvenhage believes Cyril Ramaphosa was serious about his statement to act against those involved in graft, and that he would act to deal with those implicated in state capture and his opponents in the former “premier league”.

“Many of Ramaphosa’s enemies are within the ANC,” Duvenhage said.

“All the premier league members are implicated in state capture, except David Mabuza.

“Ramaphosa is preparing the world that he is going to act against those implicated in corruption.

He said the president had to sell himself to the outside world as a legitimate leader at the same time he might want to get rid of his opponents within the ANC.

“Let’s give him some credit for showing the political will to act against corruption,” he said

“South Africans don’t like America, especially its foreign policy.

“But the important point is that South Africa needs America, economically.”