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South Africa is under siege, but the enemy is not coming from outside armed with guns and knives, it is within and its weapons are corruption, deceit, greed, and denial, Inkatha Freedom Party leader Mangosuthu Buthelezi said on Saturday.
Corruption was present in the governing African National Congress before Zuma’s presidency, and it was clearly still there. The rot was being exposed, but the rot ran deep and it was still being allowed to grow, he said. “There is a clear and present danger. Our country is under siege. But the enemy is not coming from outside, armed with guns and knives. The enemy is within, and its weapons are corruption, deceit, greed, and denial,” Buthelezi said.
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