JOHANNESBURG—South Africa’s deputy president is acting more like a president these days, while talk surrounding his scandal-tainted boss is about how and when he would quit. He acknowledged a problem in Africa but called it “quite exaggerated” at times and said entities outside the continent encourage African corruption for their own benefit. Some South African media characterized the dinner as an informal farewell to fellow leaders. High-profile investigations have picked up pace since Ramaphosa became ruling party leader. On Tuesday, Lucky Montana, a former CEO of South Africa’s passenger rail agency, told a parliamentary inquiry that he resisted pressure to appoint Gupta associates to the agency’s board.

Source: thestar January 31, 2018 17:26 UTC