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Deputy chief justice Raymond Zondo said he took responsibility for the proposed delay because he had under-estimated the length of time needed to complete the remainder of the report, not because all concerned did not work hard enough to meet the deadline.

Ramaphosa won’t oppose Zondo’s latest application for an extension to complete state capture reports

Deputy chief justice Raymond Zondo has asked the high court for an extension of the commission’s lifespan until the end of April, saying wrapping up his findings on the…

A dearth of consequences: Ajay and Atul Gupta skipped South Africa for Dubai along with brother Rajesh and their families two days after then-president Jacob Zuma stepped down. (Photo by Gallo Images/Business Day/Martin Rhodes)

Zondo commission: 10 unanswered questions

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?

(John McCann/M&G)

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

The uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party and the African Transformation Movement (ATM) have called for members of the judiciary to undergo lifestyle audits.

JSC interviews for ConCourt, round two: better process, same outcome

Acting Chief Justice Raymond Zondo protected the integrity of the process after it descended into politicking in April

Mogoeng Mogoeng’s new party, the All African Alliance Movement is following the script with a crudely xenophobic orientation.
(Madelene Cronjé)

The usual contenders and some surprises on long list for chief justice job

Embattled Western Cape Judge President John Hlophe and public protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane met the criteria for nomination but are likely to be culled when a presidential…

President Cyril Ramaphosa. (Rajesh Jantilal/AFP)

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…

Acting Chief Justice Raymond Zondo says former president Jacob Zuma had “sought to thwart” attempts by Barbara Hogan, then the public enterprises minister, to appoint a Transnet group chief executive from 2009 to replace Maria Ramos.

Constitutional Court reserves judgment in Zuma case

Mpofu’s argument that Zuma was denied his constitutional rights by apex court’s prison sentence for contempt shot down as ‘absurd’

Former president Jacob Zuma. (Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Zuma’s latest court papers is further testimony to his contempt, Zondo commission argues

The former president’s application for rescission is a bid to distort the law and the facts of the matter that earned him a 15-month sentence for contempt, the commission…

Former public enterprises minister Malusi Gigaba

Gigaba insists he faced sinister threat, slams court ruling on wife’s arrest

The former cabinet minister told the Zondo commission he cannot see how the court concluded there was no evidence of a plot to kill him

Former public enterprises minister Malusi Gigaba. (Photo by Sharon Seretlo/Gallo Images via Getty Images)

Gigaba questions high court ruling on wife’s arrest

The former cabinet minister told the Zondo commission he cannot see how the court concluded there was no evidence of a plot to kill him

Zondo to ask court to extend state capture commission until end September

The deputy chief justice said the three-month extension would allow the commission to hear the testimony of about six witnesses

Taking flight: Former SAA board chairperson Dudu Myeni’s failure to show up to testify before the Zondo commission could land her in hot water.

Myeni to face criminal charges for defying Zondo commission

Evidence leaders said the failure of the former SAA chairperson to appear was part of a pattern of avoiding accountability

President Cyril Ramaphosa intends taking on legal review the section 89 independent panel’s adverse report on Phala Phala released earlier this week.
(Brenton Geach/EPA)

ANC will not protect leaders implicated in corruption, Ramaphosa tells Zondo commission

The president conceded the ANC must answer for what happened on its watch as he took the witness stand days before the party is to expel implicated members refusing to step aside

Mahlobo claims intelligence community is trying to frame a judge for taking a bribe

The former state security minister told the Zondo commission he never ordered that any judges be paid off but a conspiracy to create this impression is ongoing

Koko maintains the Zondo commission is trying to frame him

Faced with stark evidence, former CEO says evidence leaders are trying to twists facts and intimidate him