LETTER: Ramaphosa under siege

Cyril Ramaphosa, Nelson Mandela’s first choice to succeed him, has been turning the ship around slowly after the Jacob Zuma era. However, he is now under siege.

Ironically enough, his campaign against corruption, mainly through the courts, led to resistance among the corrupt. Their knives are out for him now.

The positive lesson is that no-one is above the law. We have an excellent constitution and a still functioning legal state. The negative is that our president’s stature is being questioned, leading to uncertainty about the road ahead and affecting business and political confidence.

Political opportunists and those who are themselves already on the radar of the law are circling like vultures over the political landscape, looking for self-serving opportunities. There is still no viable alternative to the ANC, and also no viable replacement for the president within the party at present.

The ANC is now uniting around the president, and legal experts do not believe the section 89 panel’s report to parliament will stand the test of the law. I have confidence in our legal and constitutional processes and believe the president will abide by the findings.

My reading is that the majority of South Africans who put the interest of the country above their own wish him a successful outcome. I certainly do.

Dawie Jacobs
Sterrewag

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