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Picture Courtesy: (Businessday/ Kgothatso Madisa) President Cyril Ramaphosa and his wife Tshepo Motsepe casting their votes at Hitekani Primary School in Chiawelo, Soweto.
(The Post News)– The Democratic Alliance (DA) had filed papers with the Electoral Court accusing the president of the Republic of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa, of abusing his presidential position by using state resources for the benefit of the African National Congress (ANC).
Ramaphosa addressed the nation about the success of the sixth administration, and political parties, particularly the DA, accused him of campaigning for the ruling party when he was delivering his speech, and he has denied these accusations.
Speaking to ENCA, Ramaphosa said that his address was merely based on the readiness of the elections and to close off the sixth administration.
According to him, he only encouraged South Africans to vote for any party of their choice. He also clarified what he meant when he spoke about “a great deal of work that has been done by all of us.”
Ramaphosa said that all South Africans have participated in making sure that the country moves forward, and he said ‘all of us South Africans” with careful consideration.
He added that the matter is currently a legal matter and because of that, even he cannot speak on it any further, as it is now in the hands of the judges to determine whether the claims made by the DA are valid or not.
Meanwhile, he, as the country’s first citizen, together with the country’s first lady, Tshepo Motsepe, cast their votes at the president’s former primary school, Hitekani Primary School in Chiawelo, Soweto. After he cast his votes, Ramaphosa then engaged with voters and reflected on what has transpired across the country over the years.
He expressed his satisfaction with the overall turnout at most voting stations and said that he was thrilled to be able to cast his vote with his wife in the township he grew up in.
Ramaphosa said that May 29 was a marvelous day for this country’s democracy as South Africans got a chance to decide on the country’s future. He added that it was good to see a great number of people going to vote to ensure the stability and development of the country’s democracy.
There have been reports of individuals tempting to interfere with the work of the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC), and Ramaphosa expressed his concerns on the matter.
He said that the government was not only concerned about the incidents where the ICE has voiced out its concerns, but they are also concerned about other incidents, specifically the one where the police had to arrest individuals attempting to disrupt the work of the IEC.
He added that trying to disrupt the work of the IEC is the same as opposing the will of the people and jeopardising the country’s democracy.
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