ANCYL tells Ramaphosa to go ahead with corruption investigation
The ANC-Youth league in KZN has called on the HAWKS to investigate corruption allegations made by Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa.
This comes after Ramaphosa, who while addressing a Chris Hani memorial lecture in Uitenhage, Eastern Cape on Sunday, made the allegation that there are people 'who carry brown envelopes, full of money to buy votes' for the upcoming national conference of the ANC.
Ramaphosa added that if left unchecked, corruption and factionalism within the ruling party would expose it to the threat of losing power in 2019.
The league pushed back by saying it is Rampahosa's responsibility to lay criminal charges against anyone he suspects of corruption.
Speaking to Newswatch, ANC-Youth League Spokesperson, Thulisa Ndlela said: "In his speech, Ramaphosa makes reference to people carrying brown envelopes full of cash, we understand that to be a criminal offence, the established rules of the country are clear for those who hold office.”
There is no love lost between the deputy president and the league. Ramaphosa has previously accused the ANCYL of spreading fake news after it accused him of a conflict of interest.
In January, the youth league said that Ramaphosa‚ in collusion with the now former 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.
This is not the first time the ANCYL has been labelled as corrupt. Gordhan in his speech at the memorial service for Ahmed Kathrada said: "Somebody will pass on a nice bag of money‚ we all share the money and we say we now have unity because we won’t fight because we all have a bit of money."
Gordhan’s comments angered ANCYL supporters, forcing him to end his speech.