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· South Africa’s Deputy President David Mabuza said the ruling party must rid itself of corrupt members
· Supporting President Cyril Ramaphosa’s anti-graft stance, the Vice-President said South Africa’s governing party should take a lead in preventing corruption which is eating into the vitals of the country’s economy
South Africa’s Deputy President David Mabuza said the ruling party must rid itself of corrupt members
South Africa’s Deputy President David Mabuza said the ruling party must rid itself of corrupt members. Many interpret his statement is an indication of his solidarity with the party’s anti-graft drive.
Supporting President Cyril Ramaphosa’s anti-graft stance, the Vice-President said South Africa’s governing party should take a lead in preventing corruption which is eating into the vitals of the country’s economy. The corruption tag, he said, is a bloat on the image of the party.
Ramaphosa last month said corruption in Africa’s most industrialized economy had become endemic in the 108-year-old party that led the fight against white-minority rule.
Graft flourished during the nine-year rule of Jacob Zuma. The government estimates that more than R500 billion (US$30 billion) was probably looted from state coffers during the period. Currently the government is probing suspect fraudulent contracts worth more than R5 billion for goods and services to tackle the Covid-19 epidemic.
