[FULL LETTER] Former president Zuma slams Ramaphosa in letter
Former president Jacob Zuma has penned a scathing letter to his successor President Cyril Ramaphosa.
The letter is a response to Ramaphosa’s letter to members of the African National Congress (ANC) in which he labelled Covid-19 corruption as an “unforgivable betrayal” for ordinary South Africans.
In his initial letter on Monday, Ramaphosa called for transparency and accountability in procurement processes.
In a letter that surfaced on Friday, Zuma tells Ramaphosa that some of his concerns are misdirected.
The letter reads in part: “In your letter, in which you state what you view as ‘one of the greatest challenges since the advent of democracy’, you regrettably place the scourge of corruption right at the doorstep of ordinary members of the ANC, most of whom are the urban and rural poor working class people, who have never abused state resources.
“However, Mr President your letter is fundamentally flawed in several aspects and plays right into the hands of those who seek to destroy the ANC and build from its ashes a counter-revolutionary party under the guise of fighting corruption.”
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[FULL LETTER] Former president Zuma slams Ramaphosa in letter by Nokukhanya Mntambo on Scribd