Ramaphosa briefing on SAPS corruption: Should the President have done more?
President Cyril Ramaphosa’s briefing on alleged corruption within SAPS is invoking strong reactions. Bongani Bingwa interviews with Tshidi Madia, Associate Politics Editor at Eyewitness News.
President Cyril Ramaphosa promulgated the full implementation of the Basic Education Laws Amendment (BELA) Act on 20 December 2024. Picture: Supplied
702’s Bongani Bingwa speaks with Tshidi Madia, Associate Politics Editor at Eyewitness News.
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President Cyril Ramaphosa announced on Sunday that he would establish a commission of inquiry to probe the alleged criminal infiltration of SAPS and placed Police Minister Senzo Mchunu on special leave.
While some have welcomed the move, others say it is too little, too late.
The DA and ActionSA are framing it as a detour rather than a move for direct accountability and believe the inquiry will bring no real consequences.
Madia says she does not believe he could have done much more than establish an inquiry at this stage.
“The question becomes, do you just fire people on the back of a whim based on allegations?”
- Tshidi Madia, Associate Politics Editor - EWN
However, she says the President missed an opportunity to deal with the problems with other ministers in the cabinet more broadly.
She specifically refers to the controversy around the Minister of Higher Education, Nobuhle Nkabane.
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“I think the President fell short there.”
- Tshidi Madia, Associate Politics Editor - EWN
She adds that the President has not been engaging with the media, so South Africans don't have clarity on the decisions he makes.
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