Parliament’s finance watchdog, the Standing Committee on Public Accounts, has formally requested President Cyril Ramaphosa to respond to allegations of the misuse of public funds for party political purposes.

Earlier this week, Scopa decided to send Ramaphosa detailed questions about the allegations, which surfaced in a leaked audio recording.

In the audio clip, someone who sounds like Ramaphosa, can be heard admitting that he was aware that the ANC had used public funds for party purposes.

The person also suggests that the funds came from the State Security Agency.

According to SCOPA, Ramaphosa has 10 working days to respond to the letter as per the committee’s decision.