Most politicians are responsible for the country’s grey listing by the Financial Task Force (FTF), mainly due to illicit financial flow activities. When the commercial banks closed accounts of companies linked to the Gupta families, the banks received a backlash from politicians and other political commentators.
The ANC pulled out all the stops to fill up Durban’s Moses Mabhida Stadium yesterday, in a show of strength designed to show it is still South Africa’s leading political force and deserves another chance in government.