Ramaphosa denies interfering with the investigation into the corruption allegations

President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa has denied tampering with the country's judiciary over delays in the presentation of a corruption inquiry's final report.

The panel, which was chaired by Justice Raymond Zondo, looked into claims of systemic corruption in South Africa during President Jacob Zuma's nine years in office, dubbed "State Capture."

It had already submitted its first, second, third, and fourth reports, and the final part of its findings were supposed to be presented by last Wednesday.

However, because of claims of influence, this has been postponed multiple times.

Mr. Zondo was informed of the delay last Thursday, according to the presidency, and "undertook to finalize the report as quickly as feasible."

The commission subsequently stated that it will provide it by the evening of Sunday.

"Unfortunately, this did not occur," the presidency stated.

Mr. Ramaphosa claims that the commission has agreed to a "tentative date of Wednesday, June 22" for the report's delivery.

"As a result, the presidency rejects suggestions that the President has intervened in any way with the work of the commission or the judiciary, as some opposition parties have hypothesized," the statement states.