It is gossip, spokesperson says about rumours Zuma might fire Ramaphosa
Asked in Parliament on Thursday whether he might be axed, Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa said only that he would accept Jacob Zuma’s decision if he lost his job
20 October 2017 - 17:02
On Friday, President Jacob Zuma’s spokesperson said there was no basis for reports that the President would axe Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa, speculation about which has weighed on the currency and bonds. "It’s rumours and gossip, and we don’t comment on them at all," Zuma’s spokesperson Bongani Ngqulunga said. Ramaphosa has recently stepped up criticism of Zuma’s scandal-plagued government.
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