Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa has categorically denied ever having a meeting with Johan Rupert‚ Trevor Manuel and Maria Ramos or any other business persons to discuss cabinet appointments‚ his office said on Saturday.It was responding to an allegation that Ramphosa had met with a group of business people following the appointment of Des Van Rooyen and the subsequent appointment of Pravin Gordhan as Minister of Finance.“The only time Deputy President Ramaphosa engaged himself with the matter of the finance ministry was during the meeting of the top six ANC officials with President Jacob Zuma on the Sunday leading to the appointment of Pravin Gordhan as the finance minister. “The suggestion therefore that Deputy President Ramaphosa met with Johan Rupert‚ Trevor Manuel and Maria Ramos to reverse decisions of the President on the finance ministry is thus wholly incorrect‚ mischievous and misleading‚” said Ramphosa’s spokesman‚ Ronnie Mamoepa. “Accordingly‚ it is unfortunate that thos...
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