The all-powerful National Executive Committee (NEC) at the head of the party had already very briefly met in Johannesburg on Friday, before explaining to the press that it first wanted to examine the facts more closely in the case against the president. .
It was to meet again on Sunday at midday, the party announced in a morning statement. This meeting was finally postponed to Monday morning, several political sources confirmed to AFP.
Since June, Mr. Ramaphosa has been embarrassed by the disclosure of a February 2020 burglary at one of his luxury properties, which revealed the presence of $ 580,000 in cash hidden under the cushions of a sofa.
The president, who amassed a huge fortune before returning to politics and who is passionate about cattle, claims that these sums are linked to the sale of twenty buffaloes to a Sudanese businessman.
The complaint filed in June by a political opponent has so far not resulted in prosecution, the police investigation continues.
But a parliamentary commission estimated Wednesday that he “could have committed” acts contrary to the law and the Constitution, paving the way for a dismissal procedure which could be voted on Tuesday in Parliament.
Majority in Parliament since 1994, the ANC, a party weighed down by corruption and a war of factions, has chosen the head of state since the advent of South African democracy.
