Citizens will continue to pay the price for the ruling party’s internal battles for control
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 former president is being advised by various leaders to appear before the state capture commission
Evidence presented at the commission points to the governing party’s MPs not being allowed to carry out their oversight functions
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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The Eastern Cape is the first of the party’s provincial executives to come out against Zuma’s defiance of the Zondo Commission, and is calling for his suspension
Former State Security Agency boss Arthur Fraser goes on the offensive as allegations mount against him at the inquiry into state capture
The Constitutional Court has told the former president everyone is equal before the law and he must appear before the inquiry into state capture
The Constitutional Court has told the former president everyone is equal before the law and he must appear before the Zondo commission
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The former president has been ordered to obey the Zondo commission’s processes
Last year, the former president walked out on the deputy chief justice, despite being summoned to give evidence
Ms K’s and Mr Y’s affidavits and testimony have alleged a picture going back to 2008 of how the former president and his aides worked — and allegedly abused the SSA
Day two of State Security Agency testimony at the Zondo commission birthed more revelations that point to the former head of state and agents breaking the law
Day two of State Security Agency testimony at the Zondo commission birthed more revelations that point to the former head of state and agents breaking the law
The former president says he will talk once the courts have ruled, but the head of the state capture inquiry appears resigned to letting the clock run out as the commission’s deadline nears
Any move made by the Zondo commission head or by former president Jacob Zuma must be calculated, because one mistake from either side could lead to a political fallout
Last year the commission asked the Constitutional Court to force the former president to appear. Although ruling has not been made, the summons remains valid, but Zuma’s lawyers say they won’t honour it
More allegations against Jacob Zuma put before the state capture commission, as the questions the former president will have to answer when he appears next week continue to stack up
A string of errors saw Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo chastise the commission’s team as he was forced to allow a vital Eskom witness more time, when the commission has very little left
As the testimony about how Eskom was captured is heard, former high ranking officials feign shock and can’t explain how multimillion-rand contracts were paid before a single deliverable was met
After the former president stalked out of a sitting, it asked the ConCourt to force him to appear before the inquiry. A ruling has not been made but the summons remains valid
The small fish get caught. Jails are used to control the poor and disorderly and deflect attention from the crimes of the rich and powerful.
In a lawyer’s letter, the former Eskom chief executive says the commission is not being fair to him
It is Zondo’s legal end game and will leave the former president, his supporters and those implicated in state capture to increasingly play fast and loose at imputing political motive to the commission
The lawyer failed to make his Indian racist argument and the politician refused to admit he had no direct evidence
The cross-examination of the public enterprises minister by Tom Moyane’s lawyers at the state capture inquiry went on well into overtime on Monday evening
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
The public enterprises minister is being cross-examined by Tom Moyane’s lawyers at the state capture inquiry, as both men seek to defend their reputations
Another summons has been served on Jacob Zuma at his Nkandla residence, requiring the former president to appear before the Zondo Commission next year
The state capture commission’s star witness now faces a criminal complaint and another summons