President Cyril Ramaphosa appointed Zondo to the top post despite the JSC recommending justice Mandisa Maya
The struggle for more accountable intelligence has been strengthened through the report’s exposure of abuses
Impunity is pervasive among the political elite. And it goes back to colonial times and apartheid
The president’s tendency to avoid confrontation with his own party means we must maintain public outrage to ensure an end to state capture
The handover was expected to take place on Monday, after the Zondo commission said it would submit an electronic version to the president
The three, along with co-accused Ace Magashule, recently applied to the high court to have charges stemming from the scandal set aside but were unsuccessful
Scarlet Sky Investments had no cutting or polishing factory, no licence to buy rough diamonds, no licence to sell rough diamonds, no licence to cut and polish rough diamonds, no diamond trading house licence and no black economic empowerment certificate, which it only acquired after being awarded the tender
The state capture commission recommends that the president ‘consider’ the deputy state security minister’s current position because he is in debt to former EOH executive Jehan Mackay
Recommendations by the Zondo commission include investigation and possible criminal prosecution for Brian Molefe, Matshela Koko and Anoj Singh
The former president’s dismissal of Nhlahla Nene as finance minister for spurious reasons showed the veracity of the Gupta family’s claim that he would do anything for them
The two, along with then minister of mineral resources Mosebenzi Zwane and former Eskom chief executive Brian Molefe, allegedly helped the Guptas buy Optimum coal mine using the power utility’s money
The former ANC MP has asked for time to study the updated case and consult tax experts.
The incoming chief justice cautioned against populist accusations that the judiciary is captured
The president took his time to announce the country’s new chief justice. What took him so long, and did he make the best choice?
Governing party ‘notes’ objections by leaders implicated in the state capture commission reports but reaffirms “principled support”
‘Post state capture we’ve put in several controls on the procurement and contract management side,’ says power utility procurement executive
The National Prosecuting Authority risks reputational damage if it fails to act and donor money is part of the answer — as long as there was transparency
Party ropes in outsiders to boost its image, with Vusi Pikoli mooted for a position on disciplinary committee and Khensani Kubayi for a crucial economics post
The acting chief justice’s directive that Gwede Mantashe and former president Jacob Zuma be probed for corruption spells more complications for the president in the coming leadership battle
Axed NPA officials Nomgcobo Jiba and Lawrence Mrwebi were accused of receiving bribes, but the latest state capture report makes no recommendations against any particular persons
The former president is looking at ways to challenge the findings contained in the third Zondo state capture report in court.
The extent to which Bosasa corrupted the powerful is laid bare in the latest volume of his report on state capture, and Gwede Mantashe and the ruling party is not left unscathed.
Zondo’s third report finds company bribed its way to huge profits from state business worth hundreds of millions of rands
Troubled Transnet featured in the state capture inquiry and had a loss of R8.4-billion in 2020-21
With South Africa on the fiscal precipice, the president needs to take hard decisions instead of focussing on re-election
If the president will not put South Africa first instead of the ANC, then the Zondo commission may have done a good job but accountability is not attainable
The former Transnet group chief executive was one of the key architects of the capture and looting of the state-owned entity
If Ramaphosa is casting about for good news, he must address the biggest beacon for hope: the just transition
The Zondo commission found evidence to suggest that Transnet was the primary site of state capture in financial terms.
The former president, cabinet ministers, board members and executives all played a role in the Gupta family looting the state company of billions.
Private prosecutions have been described as exceptional and onerous, with a legal requirement that the prosecutor put up security for the costs of the accused’s defence
Yakhe Kwinana, the former chairperson of SAA Technical, has been asked to make representations to Saica, but has not responded