Statement on claims by EFF MPs against Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa on Eskom
24 June 2015
In view of claims made by Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) MPs in the National Assembly against Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa today, Wednesday 24 June 2015, the Presidency wishes to reiterate the following:
It is a matter of public knowledge that Deputy President Ramaphosa has divested from Shanduka Group and holds no mining interests.
Deputy President Ramaphosa’s divestment, announced in November 2014, is the result of a process that he initiated to remove the potential for any conflicts of interest.
Deputy President Ramaphosa was assigned by Cabinet in December 2014 to lead the Eskom war room, which is focused solely on the implementation of government’s five point plan to address the current electricity constraints facing the country and does not stand to benefit personally from these processes