Mzwanele Manyi will take Jacob Zuma to court if he approves Fica bill
Manyi, the head of the Progressive Professionals Forum, says if Zuma signs the Fica Bill, he will not be observing his duty to apply the Constitution
President of the Progressive Professionals Forum and former Cabinet spokesperson Mzwanele Manyi vowed on Wednesday to take President Jacob Zuma to court if he signed the Fica Bill into law. The Progressive Professionals Forum (PPF) and the Black Business Council (BBC) have vehemently opposed the bill — written to combat corruption‚ white collar crime‚ terrorism and money laundering by placing greater scrutiny on the financial affairs of prominent individuals and the politically connected. Zuma returned the bill to Parliament in 2016, citing concerns that a clause allowing for searches without a warrant was unconstitutional because it limited the right to privacy. Addressing Parliament’s finance committee‚ Manyi said: "We will not allow the President to sign into law something that will plunge this country into crisis. We will interdict him in a court of law if he signs this because he won’t be doing his duty in applying the Constitution." Manyi‚ who is often linked to the Gupta fami...
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