Taxpayers don\u2019t deserve their money to be used for corrupt purposes, President Jacob Zuma told the World Economic Forum on Africa in Cape Town on Thursday.<\/p>\n
\u201cNo matter how big or small the issue, people want to see the law [against corrupt people] take its course,\u201d he told delegates, which\u00a0included Patrice Motsepe and Gra\u00e7a Machel.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have special structures that investigate very deeply the corruption that happens, particularly in government,\u201d he said. \u201cThere is more focus and a feeling that taxpayers\u2019 money cannot be taken away from the people.”<\/p>\n
\u201cIf there is a problem, we have structures to investigate,\u201d he said. \u201cEven the president [referring to his own corruption case] is investigated thoroughly if there is something wrong.”<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have strong anti-corruption culture that we have developed that was never there before,\u201d said Zuma.<\/p>\n
\u201cGovernment has established a lot of institutions that fight corruption,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cPeople have the right to go to the public protector.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe bring an element of transparency. Some people are in jail, while others have lost their jobs because of corruption,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Zuma highlighted the central tender system that is being introduced to help stem corruption.<\/p>\n
Regarding African politics, Zuma said presidents should not overstep their two-term limit. He also said the African leadership does not tolerate coups and that message seems to be working. In the past, people used to do their own things.<\/p>\n
\u201cPeople who say they want to serve two terms and then when their terms are up, they don\u2019t want to go \u2013 that\u2019s a problem,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n