Ramaphosa

(Photo by Gallo Images / Beeld / Lisa Hnatowicz)

Expect many more Ramaphosa “scandals” before the ANC leadership conference in December

With the ANC leadership conference in December fast approaching, South Africans should expect many more Ramaphosa scandals. Are the stories true though?

Ramaphosa

(Photo by Gallo Images / Beeld / Lisa Hnatowicz)

Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa has had an absolutely terrible weekend. Both he and his family have been shocked by the publication of “emails” claiming Ramaphosa had affairs with multiple women over the last few years.

Read: Cyril Ramaphosa’s full response to “affair” allegations

It’s no secret that Cyril Ramaphosa is attempting to become the President of South Africa in 2019, to do that though, he needs to first become the president of the ANC in December.

This so called “scandal” about Ramaphosa’s affairs is believed by seasoned journalists to be exaggerated and quite simply part of a smear campaign. Ramaphosa and his wife have acknowledged one affair eight years ago and the pair says their marriage is currently in good health.

One of the supposed “mistresses” of Ramaphosa appeared on radio on Monday to say she has never even met the Deputy President. She says her picture and details were taken from her Facebook page as she is part of the 54 students that Ramaphosa and his wife support each month.

It’s believed that many more “false” stories will be made public the closer we get to the December conference. Ramaphosa is running against Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma who represents “more of the same” for the current ANC.

It’s worth noting that the pesky pro-Gupta and “White Monopoly Capital” pushing Twitter bots have been tweeting out the link to the Ramaphosa affairs scandal. Dlamini-Zuma is believed by some, to also be captured by the Gupta’s, if she were to win, opposition members suspect that she will help keep her ex-husband out of jail.

Cyril Ramaphosa may be far from the perfect candidate but he is also seen as the last chance for the ANC to self-correct. While he has been slammed for being too quiet on corruption, Zuma and the Guptas, others argue that he had to play it safe in order to have any chance of becoming President.

What ever way you feel about the ANC and Ramaphosa, be sure to spare a second thought the next time a Ramaphosa “scandal” becomes public.  He may not be perfect, but if Dlamini-Zuma wins, consider it game over for the “old” ANC.