OUTA praises new ANC leadership for change in attitude on corruption
16 January 2018
Johannesburg – The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) has praised the new ANC leadership for changing the party's attitude towards tackling corruption.
The organisation was reacting to action against Gupta-associated businesses by the Asset Forfeiture Unit (AFU).
OUTA chief operating officer Ben Theron said in a statement that the organisation was pleased with the action taken by AFU against perpetrators implicated in a number of cases and charges laid by civil society and labour organisations.
"There is no doubt that where there is smoke, there is fire. The current media activity appears to indicate that positive action is happening within certain elements of the prosecuting mechanisms within the state," Theron said.