He was commenting in an interview on the scrapping of the fraud case against ANC Deputy-President Jacob Zuma from the court roll in the Pietermaritzburg High Court earlier yesterday.
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Walerius pointed out that Italy and France both have leaders who are suspected of being involved in fraudulent activity. Their problem, though, is that they are unable to reform and grow their economies.
But South Africa has a growing and stable economy and investors will be less upset by the Zuma verdict than might generally be thought, said Walerius.
