South Africa's president urged to testify in graft probe
[ad_1] JOHANNESBURG: South Africa's biggest opposition party on Wednesday pushed for wider scrutiny of President Cyril Ramaphosa and his Cabinet after the resignation of a finance minister who acknowledged meeting a business family linked to alleged corruption under the former administration. The Democratic Alliance urged Ramaphosa to testify before a commission of inquiry about what he knew as a senior ruling party official and deputy to Jacob Zuma, the scandal-tainted president who resigned in February. Ramaphosa has said he would be willing to testify. On Tuesday, Ramaphosa accepted the resignation of Nhlanhla Nene as finance minister and said the recession-hit country must uncover the "full extent'' of alleged looting of state resources. Ramaphosa is trying to restore confidence in one of Africa's biggest economies while seeking to heal rifts within the ruling African National Congress ahead of elections next year. The local Business Day newspaper said in an ...