ANC presidential hopefuls must push for anti-corruption court - SACBC
16 October 2017
Durban - The Southern African Catholics Bishops' Conference has issued a challenge to the African National Congress presidential hopefuls to establish an anti-corruption court if they are elected as ANC president.
In a statement issued on Monday by chairperson Bishop Abel Gabuza on behalf of clergy, the SACBC said Cyril Ramaphosa, Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma and other hopefuls, should publicly declare that they will push for the establishment of a specialised anti-corruption court.
The SACBC's Justice and Peace Commission were reacting to the recent judgment of the Supreme Court of Appeal on the matter involving President Jacob Zuma, the National Prosecutions Authority (NPA) and the Democratic Alliance.
The court dismissed Zuma's and the NPA's appeal against an earlier decision by the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria that a decision to dismiss 18 charges against Zuma in 2009 was irrational.