Deputy chief justice Raymond Zondo has asked the high court for an extension of the commission’s lifespan until the end of April, saying wrapping up his findings on the intelligence communities and other subjects required more time.
Zuma went to jail rather than testify. Some who did told blatant lies. Who decided Cabinet appointments and how much money was carried out of Saxonwold?
Luke Feltham has compiled a timeline that represents the major events, testimonies and controversies of the commission
Acting Chief Justice Raymond Zondo protected the integrity of the process after it descended into politicking in April
Embattled Western Cape Judge President John Hlophe and public protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane met the criteria for nomination but are likely to be culled when a presidential advisory panel compiles a short list
It became hard to suspend disbelief as Ramaphosa repeatedly told the Zondo commission that he did not know of the abuses ripping through the state machinery while he was deputy president
Mpofu’s argument that Zuma was denied his constitutional rights by apex court’s prison sentence for contempt shot down as ‘absurd’
The former president’s application for rescission is a bid to distort the law and the facts of the matter that earned him a 15-month sentence for contempt, the commission secretary said
The former cabinet minister told the Zondo commission he cannot see how the court concluded there was no evidence of a plot to kill him
The former cabinet minister told the Zondo commission he cannot see how the court concluded there was no evidence of a plot to kill him
The deputy chief justice said the three-month extension would allow the commission to hear the testimony of about six witnesses
Evidence leaders said the failure of the former SAA chairperson to appear was part of a pattern of avoiding accountability
The president conceded the ANC must answer for what happened on its watch as he took the witness stand days before the party is to expel implicated members refusing to step aside
The former state security minister told the Zondo commission he never ordered that any judges be paid off but a conspiracy to create this impression is ongoing
Faced with stark evidence, former CEO says evidence leaders are trying to twists facts and intimidate him
The deputy chief justice has signalled his ‘extreme concern’ at the disrespectful manner in which the lawyer treated the commission
On his fourth appearance before the commission, the former Eskom CEO maintains he was tricked into sharing company information with a third party
Zuma’s namesake organisation twists facts and the law – he told Zondo he would answer questions but only in private to the deputy chief justice
Evidence presented at the commission points to the governing party’s MPs not being allowed to carry out their oversight functions
More salvos are fired in the ANC over Zuma’s refusal to testify at the Zondo commission, as ruled by the ConCourt
The Zondo commission will file a fresh criminal complaint against Zuma and has hinted that it will follow up with an application for a contempt order mid-month if he fails to testify
The former president’s escapades at the commission of inquiry into state capture are a far cry from Nelson Mandela’s response when summonsed to testify in the high court
President Cyril Ramaphosa needs to hold ‘fireside chats’ and have more power and institutional muscle around him, writes Richard Calland