Zuma is 'sponsor-in-chief of corruption' - Pityana
Johannesburg – President Jacob Zuma is South Africa’s "sponsor-in-chief of corruption", AngloGold Ashanti chairperson Sipho Pityana said on Wednesday.
The country was facing a crisis fuelled by patronage, corruption, mismanagement, unchecked power and widespread apathy, Pityana said at the Mining Indaba in Johannesburg.
He called on citizens and businesses to help "save South Africa".
Zuma was, at best, missing in action, at worst, at the root of this crisis. He had abrogated his constitutional duties and was facing hundreds of corruption charges. Those closest to him appeared to be beneficiaries of the disaster in governance, Pityana said.
He said corruption was spreading. National Treasury had identified almost R26bn in irregular expenditure across all government departments, and there were no consequences.