State Capture Inquiry
latest news & developments
Yengeni’s complaint against Zondo is legally uncertain
The chief justice was acting in a non-judicial capacity when chairing the state capture inquiry, so the complaint probably falls outside the law but underscores the risk of…
Zondo fingers Edwin Sodi, Nthimotse Mokhesi and Thabane Zulu in graft in asbestos scandal
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
Zuma was the Guptas’ puppet, Zondo finds
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
State capture: The complicity of big, bad business
The private sector has had close ties with the government for decades. Some see nothing wrong with this, but other say this relationship is at the very heart of corruption
First part of Zondo’s state capture report to be released to public shortly
President Cyril Ramaphosa said implementation of recommendations against those implicated in the report should only be expected in the latter part of 2022
Zuma’s silence leaves state capture’s truth up to inference
The case Zuma refused to answer before Zondo
High court grants Zondo commission a three-month extension
The latest extension is the commission’s fifth to date
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…
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
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.
Singh says he did not understand pricing on inflated locomotive deal
Transnet’s former chief financial officer tells Zondo was not familiar with locomotive pricing and did not detect the 20% kickbacks built into the contract price for Gupta-owned…
Myeni claims a conspiracy against her and Zuma
The former SAA chairperson said her closeness to the former president had caused people to unfairly implicate her in state capture matters
Zondo says break-in will not intimidate commission
The deputy chief justice said it was not clear if the burglary and a recent shooting were more than criminality, but vowed no one would deter the inquiry
Zondo asks Constitutional Court to jail Zuma for two years for continued defiance
Zondo commission files urgent court papers asking that former president Jacob Zuma be imprisoned because his stance risks undermining the rule of law
Smith flounders as Zondo asks why he did not sound the alarm on Bosasa
The state capture inquiry confronts the corruption-accused MP on his track record of inaction on Bosasa, which made R7-billion off the state