South Africa
Cyril Ramaphosa strategises on the never-ending Zondo Commission of Inquiry

Published on 03.05.2022 at 05:00 GMT Reading time 3 min

South African president Cyril Ramaphosa. © Facebook/PresidencyZA

The delivery date of the full Zondo report has been pushed back again, this time to 15 June. In the run-up to the ANC congress, these repeated postponements are providing President Cyril Ramaphosa with several advantages in his bid for re-election.

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Cyril Ramaphosa strategises on the never-ending Zondo Commission of Inquiry