President Cyril Ramaphosa has submitted to the Speaker of the National Assembly a correction to a response he gave in parliament about a payment made to his son, Andile Ramaphosa.
In a letter on Wednesday President Ramaphosa drew the Speaker’s attention to the fact that while answering questions in the National Assembly on 6 November 2018, the President inadvertently provided incorrect information in reply to a supplementary question.
Following the President’s response to Question 19 on VBS Mutual Bank, the leader of the Opposition, Mmusi Maimane, asked the President about a payment that had been made on behalf of a Mr Gavin Watson to Mr Andile Ramaphosa.
President Cyril Ramaphosa has submitted to the Speaker of the National Assembly a correction to a response the President recently gave to a supplementary question in the House on a payment made to his son, Mr Andile Ramaphosa. https://t.co/o9TJLiEO5x
— PresidencyZA (@PresidencyZA) 16 November 2018
The President has indicated to the Speaker that his reply to this supplementary question was based on information that was at his disposal at the time, regarding a business relationship between Mr Andile Ramaphosa’s company and another firm, African Global Operations.
For more read the letter below:
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