'I’m not corrupt and I don’t loot' – Dlamini-Zuma
Cape Town – ANC presidential hopeful Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma on Thursday evening rejected public speculation that she was corrupt, saying that she never accepted any money from cigarette smugglers.
Her comments follow a Sunday Times report, which alleged that her presidential campaign received a financial contribution from self-confessed tobacco smuggler, Adriano Mazzotti.
In a series of tweets, the former African Union (AU) chairperson said she has never been involved in corruption.
"People can accuse me of many things, but not corruption. I’m not corrupt and I don’t loot," Dlamini-Zuma tweeted.
Asked by Ben Pooler (@benpooler) whether she had accepted money from cigarette smugglers, Dlamini-Zuma responded with a simple "no".