Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa has accused the ANC Youth League of spreading fake news after it accused him of a conflict of interest. In January, the youth league said that Ramaphosa‚ in collusion with Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan‚ tried to collapse South African Airways (SAA) so a company linked to the deputy president would benefit‚ according to a report by IOL. In a reply to a question in the National Assembly by IFP MP Mkhuleko Hlengwa‚ Ramaphosa said he had told the youth league that the matter "was a lie‚ was a fabrication and as you say‚ fake news‚ because there is no truth that I am conducting business with SAA or any other company". Ramaphosa said he had disposed of all his shares in the Shanduka group in 2014‚ and therefore had no conflict of interest to declare. TMG Digital
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