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Sisulu foundation urges Ramaphosa to resign over corruption response

Sisulu foundation urges Ramaphosa to resign over corruption response

The Walter & Albertina Sisulu Foundation has fiercely criticised President Cyril Ramaphosa for what it calls a 'bureaucratic theatre' in response to South Africa's deepening corruption crisis within law enforcement and the justice system.
The Foundation has called for his immediate resignation, accusing him of substituting action with political performance.
The Foundation praised KZN Police Commissioner Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi for exposing collusion between police, politicians, and criminal syndicates.
It described his stance as a bold step in confronting entrenched corruption.
It hailed Mkhwanazi's revelations as a turning point in the fight against corruption, organised crime, human trafficking, money laundering, extortion, and systemic violence.
Ramaphosa recently placed Police Minister Senzo Mchunu on paid leave and appointed Professor Firoz Cachalia as acting minister.
The Foundation rejected these moves as superficial and manipulative.
'Yes, these moves are legally permissible, but legality is not legitimacy,' it said.
'This worn-out script no longer inspires confidence, it provokes outrage.'
The Foundation accused Mchunu of obstructing accountability, highlighting his alleged role in halting disciplinary proceedings against senior officials implicated in forensic reports.
It argued that Ramaphosa's decision to sideline him without consequence fits a pattern of shielding power rather than exercising it with integrity.
The Foundation strongly criticised Ramaphosa's decision to launch yet another commission of inquiry, this time under Acting Deputy Chief Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga.
It described the move as an empty gesture meant to delay consequences and deflect responsibility.
'Commissions have become the illusion of action,' the Foundation said.
The unresolved Phala Phala scandal also featured in the Foundation's statement.
It warned that Ramaphosa's lack of transparency over the matter continues to erode his moral authority and the constitutional integrity he pledged to uphold.
In its most damning remarks, the Foundation accused Ramaphosa of betraying the principles of ethical governance.
'You cannot preach dialogue while insulating political elites from accountability,' it said. 'Dialogue without consequence is theatre.'
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