EWN Feb 05
Ramaphosa urges patience as government navigates Madlanga Commission findings:
The President says the process will take a while, as a final report is only set to ...
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Ramaphosa Calls for Patience Amid Commission ReviewThe final Madlanga Commission report is expected in March, with parliamentary investigations happening simultaneously.
- President Ramaphosa requests public patience as the government works on implementing the Madlanga Commission's interim report recommendations.
- The commission's final report is scheduled for release in March, despite the inquiry starting in September last year.
- Concurrent investigations are underway in Parliament through the AD Hoc Committee.
- Ramaphosa has accepted the interim report's recommendations and awaits further direction from the final report.
I accept the recommendations of the commission in the interim report and am awaiting the final report for further guidance.— President Cyril Ramaphosa spoke about the recommendations of the Madlanga Commission during a media briefing.
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