ACDP welcomes NPA decision
Steve Swart, MP

The ACDP welcomes the decision by the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) to bring charges against former Deputy President Jacob Zuma.

Any other decision made on the matter would have flown in the face of the government in its commitment to fight corruption and fraud.

The South African public requires an explanation from the former Deputy President in view of the findings against him made by Judge Hillary Squires in the Schabir Shaik trial that Shaik and Zuma had a “generally corrupt” relationship.

It has been reported that public sector corruption costs South Africa between R50-billion and R150-billion a year. This alone demonstrates that a hard-line must be adopted when dealing with corruption.

The decision that a prima facie case of corruption exists against Zuma, and the decision to prosecute will allow Zuma to put forward his side of the story.