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Ramaphosa’s Police Reservist Training RevealedPaul O’Sullivan testified that Ramaphosa attended police reservist training in 1997 and was awarded best student during the course.
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- Paul O’Sullivan stated that he instructed President Cyril Ramaphosa during a police reservist training course in 1997.
- Ramaphosa participated in the training as a businessman and earned recognition as the top student.
- The training included key constitutional and Bill of Rights modules aimed at educating police officers.
- Although Ramaphosa helped draft the Constitution, the training was a mandatory procedural requirement for reservists.
He was a very good student.— Paul O’Sullivan speaking about Cyril Ramaphosa during the ad hoc committee hearing.
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