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Zondo Commission

Careers the Zondo state capture inquiry has ended (or not)
Politics
/ 16 October 2021

Careers the Zondo state capture inquiry has ended (or not)

From Vincent Smith to Gwede Mantashe, those named and shamed have met with differing fates

By Lizeka Tandwa and Paddy Harper
Zuma slams Zondo commission and government, calls on supporters to vote ANC
Politics
/ 14 October 2021

Zuma slams Zondo commission and government, calls on supporters to vote ANC

The former president wants his supporters to stay in the ANC and fight for control of the party

By Paddy Harper
Zondo villains: Amnesiac, paranoid, unhinged
National
/ 9 October 2021

Zondo villains: Amnesiac, paranoid, unhinged

South Africans listened to the weird testimony of people who denied they looted the country’s coffers — except Zuma, who refused to respond

By Luke Feltham and Paddy Harper
The Zondo commission at a glance: A timeline from 2016 to today
Politics
/ 7 October 2021

The Zondo commission at a glance: A timeline from 2016 to today

Luke Feltham has compiled a timeline that represents the major events, testimonies and controversies of the commission

By Luke Feltham
Scrutiny and robust debate are healthy for our courts
Opinion
/ 3 October 2021

Scrutiny and robust debate are healthy for our courts

Every judgment in favour of the government is not an indication of a captured court. The fact that we may argue about findings publicly shows how far South Africa is from, for example, Turkey’s recent human rights abuses

By Johann van der Westhuizen
Zuma’s silence leaves state capture’s truth up to inference
Politics
/ 30 September 2021

Zuma’s silence leaves state capture’s truth up to inference

The case Zuma refused to answer before Zondo

By Emsie Ferreira
Gupta-linked R307m ‘fraudster’ disputes he was running away after arrest at airport
National
/ 29 September 2021

Gupta-linked R307m ‘fraudster’ disputes he was running away after arrest at airport

Kubentheran Moodley was arrested at OR Tambo moments before leaving for Dubai in an alleged attempt to flee his corruption-linked legal troubles

By Khaya Koko
High court grants Zondo commission a three-month extension
National
/ 29 September 2021

High court grants Zondo commission a three-month extension

The latest extension is the commission’s fifth to date

By Emsie Ferreira
State to subpoena and fact-check Agrizzi’s ‘illness’ claims
National
/ 28 September 2021

State to subpoena and fact-check Agrizzi’s ‘illness’ claims

The National Prosecuting Authority will conduct its own probe into Angelo Agrizzi’s claims of ill health, after he failed to attend court again

By Khaya Koko
Zuma’s health not relevant, says his lawyer
Politics
/ 24 September 2021

Zuma’s health not relevant, says his lawyer

With legal challenges to his medical parole looming, the former president’s lawyers opted to first argue for the removal of the prosecutor

By Emsie Ferreira
NPA accuses Zuma’s legal team of trying for a new start of stay application
Politics
/ 22 September 2021

NPA accuses Zuma’s legal team of trying for a new start of stay application

Judge Piet Koen is expected to rule in late October on the former president’s latest stab at acquittal on corruption charges stemming from the arms deal

By Emsie Ferreira
Editorial: Despite Zuma saga, the law will prevail
Editorial
/ 22 September 2021

Editorial: Despite Zuma saga, the law will prevail

We must hold faith that law will prevail

By Editorial
Zuma reverts to attacking Constitutional Court bench after rescission denial
Politics
/ 21 September 2021

Zuma reverts to attacking Constitutional Court bench after rescission denial

The former president reiterates that he is a political prisoner as he resumes the attacks that contributed to his prison sentence for contempt

By Emsie Ferreira
Zondo asks court for state capture commission report deadline to be extended to December
National
/ 16 September 2021

Zondo asks court for state capture commission report deadline to be extended to December

The state capture commission report will not be ready by the end of September, and Zondo says he believes it will be in the public interest to grant an extension

By Paddy Harper
Fraser vs Nxele in court — again
Politics
/ 14 September 2021

Fraser vs Nxele in court — again

The suspended KZN prisons boss was barred from entering his office by armed security staff last week, at the behest of his national counterpart

By Paddy Harper
Fraser saves Zuma from prison – again
Opinion
/ 10 September 2021

Fraser saves Zuma from prison – again

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

By Casper Lӧtter
Zuma’s health may delay arms deal case yet again
National
/ 2 September 2021

Zuma’s health may delay arms deal case yet again

The former president’s undisclosed illness looks set to force another delay in a trial almost two decades in the making

By Emsie Ferreira
Editorial: Speaking truth to power
Editorial
/ 2 September 2021

Editorial: Speaking truth to power

Whistleblowers risk their happiness — and sometimes their lives — to stop the rot in government, but the laws and leaders fail to protect them.

By Editorial
Manyi: Zuma may refuse a second medical assessment
Politics
/ 31 August 2021

Manyi: Zuma may refuse a second medical assessment

The former president’s foundation claims the NPA has not demanded he be assessed by a second doctor, but says he would be within his rights to refuse

By Emsie Ferreira
Ramaphosa’s Zondo refrain of ‘I did not know’ rings false
Politics
/ 13 August 2021

Ramaphosa’s Zondo refrain of ‘I did not know’ rings false

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

By Emsie Ferreira
The recent past subverts Ramaphosa’s line of plausible denial at Zondo commission
Politics
/ 12 August 2021

The recent past subverts Ramaphosa’s line of plausible denial at Zondo commission

The president was presented with evidence about state capture that it was hard to believe escaped the attention of those in power, including himself

By Emsie Ferreira
Ramaphosa confronted with too much evidence of his inaction
National
/ 11 August 2021

Ramaphosa confronted with too much evidence of his inaction

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

By Emsie Ferreira
Ramaphosa says he threatened to resign over Des van Rooyen saga
Politics
/ 11 August 2021

Ramaphosa says he threatened to resign over Des van Rooyen saga

The machinations around the finance ministry at the time clearly posed the risk that the treasury would be captured, to disastrous effect, Ramaphosa said.

By Emsie Ferreira
Magashule’s trial set for October
Politics
/ 11 August 2021

Magashule’s trial set for October

Court hears that the case against the accused in Free State asbestos case, including Magashule, relies on inadmissible Zondo commission testimony

By Lizeka Tandwa
‘I’m not happy that me and other taxpayers have to foot Gigaba’s legal bill’, former SAA boss tells Zondo
National
/ 10 August 2021

‘I’m not happy that me and other taxpayers have to foot Gigaba’s legal bill’, former SAA boss tells Zondo

Sizakele Mzimela, under cross-examination by the former minister’s lawyers, also tells of ‘ambush’ at a meeting when the Gupta-linked Jet Airways placed undue pressure on the national airline to cancel its Mumbai route

By Emsie Ferreira
Zuma’s trial postponed over health risk
Politics
/ 10 August 2021

Zuma’s trial postponed over health risk

The former president requires surgery, which has been put off for the past 18 months, according to his doctor

By Paddy Harper
Military doctor says Zuma’s life is at risk
National
/ 10 August 2021

Military doctor says Zuma’s life is at risk

The former president needs extensive emergency treatment that is overdue because of this legal woes, according to a certificate filed to the Pietermaritzburg high court

By Emsie Ferreira
Zuma in hospital for observation
Politics
/ 6 August 2021

Zuma in hospital for observation

The former president was moved to an ‘outside’ facility on Thursday morning

By Paddy Harper
State capture commission former secretary says allegations against him are hearsay
National
/ 30 July 2021

State capture commission former secretary says allegations against him are hearsay

Zondo wanted to know why tenders were awarded to a company that was publicly known to have been involved in corruption

By Eunice Masson
Ace claims the state’s witness
Politics
/ 29 July 2021

Ace claims the state’s witness

The ANC’s suspended secretary general believes the state’s witness is, in fact, the defence’s witness

By Lizeka Tandwa
Zuma set to attend brother’s funeral on Thursday
National
/ 21 July 2021

Zuma set to attend brother’s funeral on Thursday

Request is still ‘under consideration’ but sources say it will likely be approved and a security plan is in place

By Paddy Harper
Hearing on Zuma’s plea for acquittal postponed to August 10
National
/ 20 July 2021

Hearing on Zuma’s plea for acquittal postponed to August 10

Judge Piet Koen granted the former president’s application for a postponement but will only decide in August whether to grant an order that a virtual hearing would be inconsistent with Zuma’s rights

By Emsie Ferreira
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