A Correspondent| The sole man tipped replace President Jacob Zuma as South Africa’s governing ANC heads to congress next week, has said he believes the woman who accused Mr Zuma of rape over a decade ago was telling the truth.
Zuma’s deputy, Cyril Ramaphosa, told a local radio station: “Yes, I would believe her.”
The development comes against the backdrop of Zuma being found not guilty of raping Fezekile Kuzwayo – the daughter of an old family friend.
Ramaphosa is competing against Zuma’s ex-wife, Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, to become the leader of the ANC in a contest starting next Saturday.
Meanwhile Zuma’s Office said in a statement :”The Presidency has noted the media reports attributed to the Deputy President of the Republic who is quoted as having stated that he believed the version presented by Khwezi in the criminal proceedings between State v JG Zuma when he was interviewed in one of the radio stations.The rape allegations against President Zuma were properly considered by a Judge of the High Court. Having evaluated the totality of the evidence, the court acquitted the President of the rape charges. The Presidency affirms the rule of law, the independence of the judiciary and the primacy of the courts as the final arbiters in disputes in society.”
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“Able bodied people must only laugh at disability after their own death” (Shona Proverb, translated). Ramaphosa is naive. His own skeletons might start emerging from the closet of his past, courtesy of his enemies. A neutral statement here would have sufficed, e.g.. “My personal opinion does not matter, especially after the law has run its full course in the case.”
When did ramaphosa become a High court judge. Let him judge himself then on the massacre of civilians at the Platinum Mine.
but he took a shower after the act since the lady was hiv positive