If President Cyril Ramaphosa had hoped the three-person panel named to investigate possible underhand arms dealings with Russia would exonerate the government in a matter of vital importance to SA’s future, he has gone about it in an odd way. 

By appointing ANC veteran and former deputy minister of education Enver Surty to the panel, Ramaphosa has given his critics ammunition to argue that his inclusion potentially compromises the credibility of the probe. ..

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