A leading contender to replace President Jacob Zuma as head
of South Africa's governing ANC has said he believes the woman who accused Mr
Zuma of rape over a decade ago was telling the truth.
Mr Zuma's deputy, Cyril Ramaphosa, told a local radio
station: "Yes, I would believe her."
In 2006 Mr Zuma was found not guilty of raping Fezekile
Kuzwayo - the daughter of an old family friend.
He said she had agreed to have sex. Mr Ramaphosa is
competing against Mr Zuma's ex-wife, Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, to become the
leader of the ANC in a contest starting next Saturday.
But Zuma’s Office said in a statement :"The Presidency
has noted the media reports attributed to the Deputy President of the Republic
who is quoted as having stated that he believed the version presented by Khwezi
in the criminal proceedings between State v JG Zuma when he was interviewed in
one of the radio stations.The rape allegations against President Zuma were
properly considered by a Judge of the High Court. Having evaluated the totality
of the evidence, the court acquitted the President of the rape charges. The
Presidency affirms the rule of law, the independence of the judiciary and the
primacy of the courts as the final arbiters in disputes in society."
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