BLF the 'ugly stepchild' of the Guptas, state capture - Pityana
3 August 2017
Cape Town – South Africans should be worried about the Black First Land First movement, which is the "ugly stepchild" of the Guptas and state capture, businessman Sipho Pityana said on Thursday.
"Driven purely by money, these voices abuse and disrespect our freedoms and democracy, and will literally do anything to get a few more rupees in their bank accounts," he told the Daily Maverick's "The Gathering" at the Cape Town International Convention Centre.
"Together, we must stop the undemocratic forces in their tracks." He likened the party to mercenaries and "dogs of war".
He said journalists had helped uncover the "project of state capture headed by President Jacob Zuma and the Guptas" and had provided insights into the sheer scale of its networks.