Latest articles on State Capture

Zuma, Zondo play the waiting game

National Emma Balfour - 22 Jan 2021

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

The politics of the Zuma-Zondo showdown

Politics Emma Balfour - 16 Jan 2021

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

Zuma won’t appear before Zondo commission on Monday, say his lawyers

Politics Emma Balfour - 15 Jan 2021

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

Molefe blames Ramaphosa for Eskom’s woes in statement to Zondo commission

National Emma Balfour - 15 Jan 2021

Brian Molefe guns for Cyril Ramaphosa, alleging that the president’s relationship with Glencore was only a ploy to siphon money out of Eskom

Zondo commission: Lynne Brown reportedly says ‘eish’ when told of Zuma’s alleged Eskom meddling

Politics Emma Balfour - 15 Jan 2021

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

Zondo commission’s own goal buys key Eskom witness more time

National Emma Balfour - 13 Jan 2021

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

Zondo commission testimony: Billions wasted at Eskom

National Emma Balfour - 13 Jan 2021

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

Don’t get confused, you are obliged to appear, Zondo tells Zuma

Politics Emma Balfour - 12 Jan 2021

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

ConCourt asked to rule that Zuma must testify for 10 days next year

National Emma Balfour - 4 Dec 2020

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

Eusebius McKaiser: Mpofu, Gordhan caught in the crosshairs

Opinion Eusebius McKaiser - 2 Dec 2020

The lawyer failed to make his Indian racist argument and the politician refused to admit he had no direct evidence

War of words at Zondo commission: ‘Grow up Mr Gordhan, don’t be cheeky’

Politics Emma Balfour - 1 Dec 2020

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

Gordhan tells Zondo how Moyane wanted to advance the objectives of state capture

Politics Emma Balfour - 30 Nov 2020

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

Zondo tightens his grip with criminal complaint against Zuma

National Sarah Smit - 23 Nov 2020

The state capture commission’s star witness now faces a criminal complaint and another summons

Editorial: Political meddling won’t save the SABC

Editorial Editorial - 20 Nov 2020

For years, in moves that harked back to the repressive regime of the Nats, the public broadcaster has been used by the party as its political football in internal factional battles, or to censor dissent.

Peacemaking criminology as ubuntu: A reply to Thuli Madonsela

Thought Leader Casper Lӧtter - 19 Nov 2020

If the rich and powerful are afforded amnesty, then so too must the poor who are often pushed into lives of crime

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Zuma, Zondo play the waiting game

The politics of the Zuma-Zondo showdown

Zuma won’t appear before Zondo commission on Monday, say his lawyers

Molefe blames Ramaphosa for Eskom’s woes in statement to Zondo commission

Zondo commission: Lynne Brown reportedly says ‘eish’ when told of Zuma’s alleged Eskom meddling

Zondo commission’s own goal buys key Eskom witness more time

Zondo commission testimony: Billions wasted at Eskom

Don’t get confused, you are obliged to appear, Zondo tells Zuma

ConCourt asked to rule that Zuma must testify for 10 days next year

Eusebius McKaiser: Mpofu, Gordhan caught in the crosshairs

War of words at Zondo commission: ‘Grow up Mr Gordhan, don’t be cheeky’

Gordhan tells Zondo how Moyane wanted to advance the objectives of state capture

Zondo tightens his grip with criminal complaint against Zuma

Editorial: Political meddling won’t save the SABC

Peacemaking criminology as ubuntu: A reply to Thuli Madonsela

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