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Zondo Commission

Zondo commission’s own goal buys key Eskom witness more time
National
/ 13 January 2021

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

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

By Emma Balfour
Zondo commission testimony: Billions wasted at Eskom
National
/ 13 January 2021

Zondo commission testimony: Billions wasted at Eskom

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

By Emma Balfour
Don’t get confused, you are obliged to appear, Zondo tells Zuma
Politics
/ 12 January 2021

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

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

By Emma Balfour
Covid-19, corruption dominate ANC agenda for 2021
Politics
/ 8 January 2021

Covid-19, corruption dominate ANC agenda for 2021

In the January 8 statement, Ramaphosa says those who bring the ANC into disrepute will no longer be tolerated

By Paddy Harper
Understanding intra-party democracy
Politics
/ 6 January 2021

Understanding intra-party democracy

The case of Andile Lungisa illustrates the need for more accountability and discipline within political parties

By Isäm Bartlett, Zaakir Jardine and Robyn Pasensie
Q&A Sessions: ‘I’ll never vote ANC again’ — Ndileka Mandela
National
/ 4 January 2021

Q&A Sessions: ‘I’ll never vote ANC again’ — Ndileka Mandela

Ndileka Mandela, the first grandchild of Nelson Mandela, talks about her passion for rural development and that Covid-19 corruption and state capture evidence means she won’t make her X next to the ANC.

By Nicolene de Wee
We need answers about the Vrede dairy project
Opinion
/ 11 December 2020

We need answers about the Vrede dairy project

On Ace Magashule’s watch, speaking out has cost more than a few whistleblowers their lives

By Ike Moroe
Dirty EOH’s clean-up plan makes strides
Business
/ 7 December 2020

Dirty EOH’s clean-up plan makes strides

The technology service company has cut its debt from R4-billion to R2-billion in just two years. Its reputation was harmed by corruption that has come to light during the inquiry into state capture

By Tshegofatso Mathe
High court sets aside public protector report on Gordhan and Sars ‘rogue unit’
National
/ 7 December 2020

High court sets aside public protector report on Gordhan and Sars ‘rogue unit’

Busisiwe Mkhwebane ‘allowed her important office to be used to try and resuscitate a long-dead fake news propaganda fiction’, the court ruled

By Sarah Smit
Koko claims bias before Zondo commission
National
/ 4 December 2020

Koko claims bias before Zondo commission

In a lawyer’s letter, the former Eskom chief executive says the commission is not being fair to him

By Emma Balfour
ConCourt asked to rule that Zuma must testify for 10 days next year
National
/ 4 December 2020

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

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

By Emma Balfour
Eusebius McKaiser: Mpofu, Gordhan caught in the crosshairs
Opinion
/ 2 December 2020

Eusebius McKaiser: Mpofu, Gordhan caught in the crosshairs

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

By Eusebius McKaiser
Andile Lungisa: Early parole for the house of truth
Politics
/ 1 December 2020

Andile Lungisa: Early parole for the house of truth

Disgraced Nelson Mandela Bay councillor Andile Lungisa calls for a change of leadership in the ANC immediately after being released on parole

By Paddy Harper
Q&A Sessions: Frank Chikane on the rainbow where colours never meet
Politics
/ 30 November 2020

Q&A Sessions: Frank Chikane on the rainbow where colours never meet

Reverend Frank Chikane has just completed six years as the chairperson of the Kagiso Trust. He speaks about corruption, his children’s views and how churches can be mobilised

By Carien Du Plessis
Zuma maintains his true colours at Zondo commission
National
/ 30 November 2020

Zuma maintains his true colours at Zondo commission

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

By Niren Tolsi
Gordhan tells Zondo how Moyane wanted to advance the objectives of state capture
Politics
/ 30 November 2020

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

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

By Emma Balfour
General Council of the Bar slams Zuma Foundation
Politics
/ 26 November 2020

General Council of the Bar slams Zuma Foundation

Another summons has been served on Jacob Zuma at his Nkandla residence, requiring the former president to appear before the Zondo Commission next year

By Emma Balfour
Zondo tightens his grip with criminal complaint against Zuma
National
/ 23 November 2020

Zondo tightens his grip with criminal complaint against Zuma

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

By Sarah Smit
Masterclasses in duck-and-dive
Opinion
/ 21 November 2020

Masterclasses in duck-and-dive

You didn’t need to be a genius or a prophet to predict that Bushiri would run or that Zuma would stall

By Paddy Harper
Zondo dismisses Zuma’s recusal application
Politics
/ 19 November 2020

Zondo dismisses Zuma’s recusal application

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

By Sarah Smit
Eusebius McKaiser: Zuma’s recusal case is utterly unconvincing
Opinion
/ 18 November 2020

Eusebius McKaiser: Zuma’s recusal case is utterly unconvincing

The legal arguments put forward by the former president’s team are weak and inconsistent

By Eusebius McKaiser
Zondo: Zuma was MEC, not president so he couldn’t boost my judicial career
Politics
/ 16 November 2020

Zondo: Zuma was MEC, not president so he couldn’t boost my judicial career

The application for the state capture commission chair to recuse himself lays bare the history of the two men

By Khaya Koko
Unlawful payments and a solid state witness could sink Ace Magashule
Politics
/ 13 November 2020

Unlawful payments and a solid state witness could sink Ace Magashule

Magashule’s personal assistant is working with prosecutors to reveal how the R255-million cash was moved

By Tshegofatso Mathe and Khaya Koko
Zuma: Don’t bully me
Politics
/ 12 November 2020

Zuma: Don’t bully me

The former president has, through his lawyers, told the Zondo commission to not ‘bully’ him into appearing before the inquiry

By Thando Maeko
A cycle of diminishing expectations
Opinion
/ 9 November 2020

A cycle of diminishing expectations

South Africans are learning the hard way that corruption cannot simply be solved through technical fixes and increasing “accountability” through locking the villains up

By Benjamin Fogel
Nought as constant as change
Opinion
/ 7 November 2020

Nought as constant as change

Dudu Myeni is out of favour, an interim leader becomes The Permanent One, and Meyiwa’s killers ‘found’

By Paddy Harper
The Zondo commission of evasion
Politics
/ 5 November 2020

The Zondo commission of evasion

Obfuscation, non sequiturs, outright lies, senseless babble, curry breaks — and we’re paying for it all

By Sarah Smit
‘Myeni obstructed the work of the Zondo commission’ — Hofmeyer
National
/ 5 November 2020

‘Myeni obstructed the work of the Zondo commission’ — Hofmeyer

Advocate Kate Hofmeyr submitted that deputy chief justice Raymond Zondo should direct the secretary of the commission to lay a charge against Dudi Myeni for revealing the identity of secret witness ‘Mr X’

By Sarah Smit
Myeni chooses silence on SAA capture
Business
/ 4 November 2020

Myeni chooses silence on SAA capture

The former SAA board chairperson invoked the privilege not to incriminate herself at the Zondo commission

By Sarah Smit
Zano Spark’s R4.3-million ‘kickback’ used to buy property
National
/ 3 November 2020

Zano Spark’s R4.3-million ‘kickback’ used to buy property

Former SAA Technical board chair Yakhe Kwinana’s foreign-exchange trading business came under scrutiny at the Zondo commission on Tuesday

By Sarah Smit
Free State branches gun for Ace
Politics
/ 22 October 2020

Free State branches gun for Ace

Parts of the provincial ANC will target their former premier, Magashule, and the Free State PEC in a rolling mass action campaign

By Paddy Harper
This beef smells like manure
Opinion
/ 3 October 2020

This beef smells like manure

What’s that animal sound? Is it a Hawk swooping? A chicken roosting? No, it’s Zuma remembering a beef

By Paddy Harper
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