The president said slurs against the judiciary, sabotage against institutions and the findings of the Zondo commission showed the need to protect democracy
Probe findings may result in little more than a Pyrrhic victory as kingpins go free
Whistleblowers also want the introduction of compensation to a whistleblower for loss of livelihoods, income, life savings, pensions and reputations
The attack by Minister Lindiwe Sisulu on judges as enslaved to a colonial mentally placed the acting head of the judiciary in an impossible position, fraught with politics, legal scholars say
Zondo commission’s first report released earlier this month recommends prosecution for about 20 individuals implicated in graft at state-owned entities
Most South Africans believe the report into state capture must be followed up to ensure that those responsible for rampant corruption are held accountable
The Zondo report delves into South Africa’s procurement web, as it tries to figure out why state-owned entities were able to be captured
As the party celebrates its 110th anniversary, President Cyril Ramaphosa says members must restore the ANC’s integrity to win the confidence and respect of South Africans.
The ruling party was not only asleep on the job while former president Jacob Zuma colluded with state capture agents, but also lined its coffers with the proceeds of crime, the acting chief justice finds
The ruling party’s chairperson says the findings of the inquiry into state capture should be used to rebuild the ANC rather than prosecute its leaders
Incompetence, corruption and cronyism are part of many liberation organisations for complex reasons, but such organisational culture tends to persist into government.
The much-awaited state capture report will be handed over to President Cyril Ramaphosa on 4 January
Commission says that although it worked hard to meet the 30 December deadline, more work is still needed and it has ample funds to continue until February
The ANC’s corruption-accused suspended secretary general decries use of ‘state organs’ to ‘persecute party leaders’
A too narrow focus on the number of convictions from the final report of the state capture commission will mean a failure to see the impact it has already had
The Human Sciences Research Council will provide a shorter, reader-friendly document
Prosecutions boss acknowledges public frustration at the failure of its investigative directorate unit to secure convictions but says corruption accused are deploying Stalingrad tactics to have charges thrown out
As the increasingly less relevant ANC vacates the middle ground and the centre-left, a void opens, which will urgently need to be filled
Current legislation mainly protects employees and those who make allegations anonymously and offers too little protection for witnesses
Advocate Hermione Cronje, head of the prosecuting authority’s investigative arm, has resigned one month before the Zondo commission is due to deliver its final report on state capture
The suspended ANC secretary general’s assistant, who is not prepared to testify against him, may be extradited from the US
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?
The former president wants his supporters to stay in the ANC and fight for control of the party
South Africans listened to the weird testimony of people who denied they looted the country’s coffers — except Zuma, who refused to respond
Luke Feltham has compiled a timeline that represents the major events, testimonies and controversies of the commission
The deputy chief justice is said to top Ramaphosa’s list but his position as head of the state capture commission is seen as too politically fraught
The correctional services commissioner (and former spy boss tied to state capture) overruled the medical board’s dismissal of the former president’s application for parole
The expansion of the Port of Durban will cost approximately R100-billion over 10 years
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
The president was presented with evidence about state capture that it was hard to believe escaped the attention of those in power, including himself
The president’s claim that he served as deputy president under Zuma as a way of stemming corruption came up short against prior evidence of witnesses who said he failed to help them do so
The machinations around the finance ministry at the time clearly posed the risk that the treasury would be captured, to disastrous effect, Ramaphosa said.