Public Protector taken aback by DA and CR17 campaign managers’ claims regarding the investigation involving the President
24 June 2019
Public Protector Adv. Busisiwe Mkhwebane is dumbfounded at emerging claims by the Democratic Alliance (DA) and the CR17 campaign managers that she was never asked to investigate allegations of money laundering in relation to the African Global Operations donation to President Cyril Ramaphosa’s campaign for governing party presidency.
In his complaint dated 23 November 2018, DA leader Mr. Mmusi Maimane, MP, referred to the following three issues, which he said were of concern to him and thus wanted Adv. Mkhwebane to investigate:
- The possibility of an improper relationship between the President and his family on the one side, and the company African Global Operations on the other side;
- The nature of the R500 000 payment towards the CR17 campaign, passing through several intermediaries, not in accordance with a straightforward donation, thereby raising the suspicion of money laundering; and