South Africa: President Zuma Must Clarify and Retract Comments That Businesses Which Back ANC Will Prosper

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I will be submitting parliamentary questions to President Jacob Zuma to seek clarification as to whether his remarks that businesses which support the ANC will see their fortunes "multiply" is in fact government policy; and if not, whether he will issue a formal retraction.

These remarks, made during the ANC's birthday gala dinner, have the potential to severely compromise the principle of good governance, which our constitutional democracy fundamentally depends on.

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