Speaking at the launch of the party’s local government election manifesto in Durban‚ Buthelezi said that for the first time since apartheid‚ an unbreachable chasm had opened between citizens and leaders in government.“At all levels of government we see maladministration and corruption. And even our President has not been without any blemish. This has led to an outcry throughout the country. One cannot help remembering the saying that when a fish rots‚ the rot starts at the head.“Under the leadership of this President‚ corruption has become synonymous with government. Scandal after scandal after scandal blazes across our newspapers. Where once we stood with pride‚ we now feel shame‚” the IFP leader told supporters gathered at the King Zwelithini Stadium.He said the poison had seeped down into all levels‚ “opening the door to corrupt‚ self-serving‚ greedy officials”.“Cronyism‚ nepotism‚ cadre deployment‚ tenderpreneurs. These are words that should never have entered our daily vocabulary. But we all know them. Because they happen all the time. It’s what we’re familiar with under the present government.“No wonder people are asking‚ ‘Who can I trust?’”Buthelezi said it saddened him to know that many South Africans had lost faith in democracy‚ not because democracy itself was a flawed system‚ but because of the way it had been implemented in the country.“It is good and well for our Constitution to extend human rights to all our people and to give them a voice in governance. But when there are still people waiting for decent housing 22 years into democracy‚ and when votes are still bought with food parcels‚ it is no wonder people think democracy doesn’t work‚” he added...