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South Africa: Mbalula has fierce words for critics of ANC leader

SOUTH AFRICAN Police Minister Fikile Mbalula made a stinging attack on critics of President Jacob Zuma on Sunday.

In an executive statement on “organisation review” to the ruling ANC’s policy conference in Johannesburg he laid into “wedge-drivers” within the movement who are calling for Mr Zuma to quit over a series of corruption allegations and a failure to make the economy deliver for workers.

In a clear jab at the 101 Veterans group, which, together with the South African Communist Party (SACP) and trade union federation Cosatu, has demanded the president quit, he said: “We must resist those intent to rule from the political graveyards or rule forever … in retirement.”

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