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The politics of the Zuma-Zondo showdown

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

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

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Brian Molefe guns for Cyril Ramaphosa, alleging that the president’s relationship with Glencore was only a ploy to siphon money out of Eskom
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Zondo commission: Lynne Brown reportedly says ‘eish’ when told of Zuma’s alleged Eskom meddling

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

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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
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Zondo commission testimony: Billions wasted at Eskom

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

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

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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
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Eusebius McKaiser: Mpofu, Gordhan caught in the crosshairs

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The lawyer failed to make his Indian racist argument and the politician refused to admit he had no direct evidence
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War of words at Zondo commission: ‘Grow up Mr Gordhan, don’t be cheeky’

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

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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
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Zondo tightens his grip with criminal complaint against Zuma

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The state capture commission’s star witness now faces a criminal complaint and another summons
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Editorial: Political meddling won’t save the SABC

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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.
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Peacemaking criminology as ubuntu: A reply to Thuli Madonsela

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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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Zondo dismisses Zuma’s recusal application

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The summons to compel the former president to appear before the state capture commission stands, says legal head
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