Ramaphosa is scathing about state capture and corruption
The deputy president says public servants are ‘the first line of defence in protecting our state’ and that he no longer wants the world to view SA negatively
20 October 2017 - 16:14
Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa has called on union members to report corruption and state capture. He was speaking at the 30th birthday celebration of the National Health Education and Allied Workers Union (Nehawu)‚ held in Cape Town. Ramaphosa said public servants were "the first line of defence in protecting our state from being captured through nefarious and elicit conduct". "We are talking about our state being captured by people who just want to milk the state‚ who want to rob our country of the money that belongs to the people."
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