The former minister was confronted with testimony that the airline was bullied, including by his special adviser, on his watch
The former Transnet and Eskom chief financial officer agreed that it was highly irregular that the consultancy firm enjoyed this unfair advantage
The finalisation of the extradition treaty may mean the United Arab Emirates will hand over information South Africa has been requesting for three years
It was preposterous to imagine Glencore banked on Ramaphosa to help Eskom bow to its coal-price hike demands, Clinton Ephron told the Zondo commission
Salim Essa and three others appeared in court on Thursday, as the Investigating Directorate turns to Interpol for help in capturing more suspects
Transnet’s former chief financial officer tells Zondo was not familiar with locomotive pricing and did not detect the 20% kickbacks built into the contract price for Gupta-owned front companies
The former minister told the Zondo commission that his wife fabricated her testimony on his ties with the Guptas, like she had embellished her own past
This week, a Mail & Guardian investigation unearths what happens when the so-called construction mafia is allowed to run rampant in the country.
The state capture inquiry heard forensic evidence on how the Guptas allegedly milked the Free State government in more than the Estina scandal
The suspended ANC secretary general won’t apologise publicly for his letter to Ramaphosa
The former minister and Free State MEC for agriculture denies any knowledge of the Guptas’ role in the deal and his trip to India
The former Transnet boss was confronted at the Zondo commission with evidence pointing to Salim Essa’s common denominator in the web of loans and facilitation agreements linked to the flawed R54-billion deal
The former Transnet chief executive tells the Zondo commission the events described in crisp detail by his former driver were fiction
The speaker told the Zondo commission she doesn’t know why the legislature woke up to state capture so late, but believes this won’t happen again
The SABC is simply too important to South Africa’s democracy for it to be gutted: we cannot allow it to die
The deputy chief justice voices his exasperation that no solution to load-shedding is in sight, but former minister says oversight model is at fault
Former Transnet executives have spent much of the week confronted with testimony from their former drivers that they left Saxonwold with piles of cash
The former Transnet boss says luck, not political meddling, was behind his baffling reinstatement
The former Transnet chief executive repeatedly told the Zondo commission he ‘relied’ on advice from Anoj Singh regarding a R78-million payment to Regiments owner Salim Essa
The deputy chief justice says an attack on one witness may deter many others from giving evidence
Former Eskom chief executive paints himself as the victim of a plot at the hands of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s former business associates
Former state security minister walks free after judge finds there is not sufficient evidence of attempted bribery to scupper Eskom probe
The state capture commission has cast its net too wide, given the short time left to finish its work
As former Eskom board member Pat Naidoo claims ignorance of Tegeta deal, Zondo counters that the evidence was staring him in the face
The state capture inquiry confronts the corruption-accused MP on his track record of inaction on Bosasa, which made R7-billion off the state
MPs were helpless to stop runaway losses and probe locomotive deal at Prasa, Zondo commission hears as it mulls parliament’s role in state capture era
The commissioner’s other option is the long, route through the courts for breach of the Commissions Act, but the inquiry’s lifespan is short.
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