29 April 2021 - 11:15 President Cyril Ramaphosa appeared before the state capture inquiry on Wednesday in his capacity as president of the ANC. Image: Thapelo Morebudi/The Sunday Times President Cyril Ramaphosa appeared before the state capture commission of inquiry on Wednesday in his capacity as ANC president. He answered questions about the party's deployment policy, corruption and struggling state-owned enterprises (SOEs). Here are five key takeouts from day one of his testimony: ANC internal divisions began in 1994 Ramaphosa said the ruling party should have done more and acted sooner to prevent internal divisions and abuse of power that later manifested into state capture.