Ramaphosa vows: No immunity for big names implicated at Madlanga Commission

PRESIDENT Cyril Ramaphosa yesterday addressed the nation, reinforcing his commitment to accountability and transparency in the wake of the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry.

- MAYIBONGWE MAQHINA [e-mail]

With allegations of wrongdoing by various individuals surfacing, the president assured citizens that no one implicated in these activities would escape scrutiny.

"I can give an assurance that no one who is either implicated or will be implicated will be shielded, and when the commission does its recommendations, we will act accordingly on those recommendations," Ramaphosa said.

He was responding to a followup question during the question-answer session in the National Assembly from MK Party MP Des van Rooyen, who enquired whether his decision not to make public the commission's interim report was intended to protect politically connected individuals.

Van Rooyen said South Africans will naturally worry that powerful individuals like his relative, Hangwani Maumela, may be shielded from scrutiny.

In his response, Ramaphosa said he has already gone public to describe the relationship between himself and Maumela.