Gloves are off: Zuma accuses Ramaphosa of treason, corruption

Former president Jacob Zuma has launched a scathing attack on his successor, President Cyril Ramaphosa, accusing him of unlawfully pursuing his own business interests while in office.

Zuma held his much anticipated media briefing in Sandton on Saturday morning, 22 October 2022, and labelled Ramaphosa a corrupt treasonist who is violating his oath of office.

“I often wonder what the situation would have been if I was the one accused of having millions of dollars hidden under mattresses. I wonder what would have happened if that was an allegation out of Nkandla,” he said.

The robbery on Ramaphosa’s Phala Phala farm is now the subject of an investigation by the Hawks after former prisons boss and Zuma ally Arthur Fraser opened a criminal case against him. In addition, Ramaphosa is also the subject of an inquiry that was commissioned in Parliament.

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ZUMA SLAMS RAMAPHOSA OVER PHALA PHALA ROBBERY

Jacob Zuma says there are those who applaud President Cyril Ramaphosa, despite having clearly done wrong.

“Suffice to say that your president has committed treason. No president should conduct private business while in office. Our country’s problems are too big for a president who is busy hustling on the side,” Zuma said.

Ramaphosa has admitted to still running his Ankole Cattle business and has been on the receiving end of criticism, including from opposition parties in Parliament.

“Let us not beat about the bush about the neglect of constitutional duty that comes with abusing the office of the president to conduct private business. I am assuming that what President Ramaphosa has said about the many dollars under his bed or furniture is true — that he conducts private business while serving as president of our country”

President Cyril Ramaphosa