Former president Jacob Zuma’s son Edward Zuma says public protector Busisiwe Mkwebane has spared President Cyril Ramaphosa “some serious embarrassment as the issues at hand are much deeper than meets the eye”.
Zuma's WhatsApp comment on Mkwebane’s findings came after the release of her report into a R500,000 donation made by Bosasa boss Gavin Watson to Ramaphosa's campaign for the ANC presidency.
Mkhwebane found that Ramaphosa had violated the executive ethics code by deliberately misleading parliament, among other accusations. Her report also found that there were merits to allegations of money laundering based on how money was donated.
But Ramaphosa announced during a media briefing on Sunday night that he would seek an urgent judicial review of Mkhwebane’s findings against him, because they were "wrong in law and irrational".
