THE South African Communist Party (SACP)’s central committee has pledged its support for President Cyril Ramaphosa’s efforts to deal with corruption, which has seen billions of rands stolen from government coffers during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The SACP’s secretary general Blade Nzimande said the central committee discussed and welcomed Ramaphosa’s letter to ANC members in which he called the party “Accused No1” in the dock in terms of corruption accusations linked to its members and leaders.
He said Ramaphosa, in his letter to members of the party, spoke for a great majority of ANC and alliance members and supporters.
“He has the full support of the SACP in driving a firm anti-corruption line within our movement,” he said following the central committee’s two0day meeting.
“The President spoke for a great majority of ANC and alliance members and supporters … Much as the struggle against corruption must be waged on all fronts,
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