President Zuma asks court to block anti-graft report
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Johannesburg, Oct. 13, 2016 (Reuters/NAN) South African President Jacob Zuma on Thursday asked a court to stop the Public Protector, an anti-corruption watchdog, from releasing an investigation into alleged political interference by his wealthy friends.
The report quoted a source within the Public Protector’s office as saying that the report could not be released until a court had made a ruling on Zuma’s request.
In a new development, the premier of South Africa’s most economically important province said that fraud charges levelled against Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan were frivolous and undermined efforts to avoid a ratings downgrade.
Speaking at a Thomson Reuters conference in Cape Town, David Makhura said that President Zuma’s administration was guilty of “recklessness”.(Reuters/NAN)
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