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Former South African President Jacob Zuma. File photo by GIANLUIGI GUERCIA / AFP

Zuma’s demand that chief justice Raymond Zondo be axed is ‘laughable’

President Cyril Ramaphosa appointed Zondo to the top post despite the JSC recommending justice Mandisa Maya

Chief Justice Raymond Zondo hands over the last part of his report to President Cyril Ramaphosa. Photo: Ntswe Mokoena

Zondo’s report on intelligence agency is important but flawed

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 (Graphics: John McCann/M&G)

Amnesty for state capture will entrench impunity for wrongdoing

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(Photo by Papi Morake/Gallo Images via Getty Images)

Will Ramaphosa act decisively on the Zondo report?

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 report’s official handover was expected to take place later on Monday, after the Zondo commission said it would submit an electronic version to the president on Sunday evening. (Gallo)

Zondo’s final report release postponed to Wednesday

The handover was expected to take place on Monday, after the Zondo commission said it would submit an electronic version to the president

Edwin Sodi before his testimony at the Zondo commission.

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

Gavin Craythorne, a long-term contractor to Alexkor testifies at the Judicial Commission of Inquiry Into State Capture on January 11, 2021 in Johannesburg, South Africa. According to media reports, the Commission heard mining-related evidence as well as evidence related to Eskom. (Photo by Papi Morake/Gallo Images via Getty Images)

Zondo report: Diamond mine Alexcor chief executive, directors, executives must be investigated for Gupta-linked dealings

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…

Zizi Kodwa is the new Transport Minister. (Wikus De Wet/AFP/Getty Images)

Zondo report: Zizi Kodwa ‘beholden’ to a potential suspect in multiple criminal investigations

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…

KwaZulu-Natal residents who are unemployed, financially struggling and hungry have lambasted Eskom’s proposed 36.1% tariff hike. (Dean Hutton/Bloomberg/Getty Images)

‘Rampant corruption’ linked to McKinsey-Trillian transactions, says Zondo

Recommendations by the Zondo commission include investigation and possible criminal prosecution for Brian Molefe, Matshela Koko and Anoj Singh

Former president Jacob Zuma. (Michele Spatari / AFP)

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

Zondo recommends former Eskom executives Koko and Singh face criminal charges

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…

New R28m tax fraud charges delay Vincent Smith’s trial

The former ANC MP has asked for time to study the updated case and consult tax experts.

The Incoming chief justice Raymond Zondo cautioned against populist accusations that the judiciary is captured. (Paul Botes/M&G)

Zondo: ‘I can withstand any political pressure’

The incoming chief justice cautioned against populist accusations that the judiciary is captured

The president’s tendency to avoid confrontation with his own party means we must maintain public outrage to ensure an end to state capture(Photo by Papi Morake/Gallo Images via Getty Images)

Ramaphosa’s Zondo nomination unpacked

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?

Gwede Mantashe and Cyril Ramaphosa. File photo

ANC reiterates support for Zondo commission despite top brass challenges

Governing party ‘notes’ objections by leaders implicated in the state capture commission reports but reaffirms “principled support”

Eskom told Parliament’s standing committee on public accounts that it was targeting suppliers mentioned in the Zondo report

Eskom plans to streamline procurement in light of Zondo reports

‘Post state capture we’ve put in several controls on the procurement and contract management side,’ says power utility procurement executive

Justice Minister Ronald Lamola. (Gallo Images/Alet Pretorius)

Zondo report softened resistance to private funding for NPA

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

ANC plans facelift of key committees as Zondo storm hits party

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

In his third report, Acting Chief Justice Raymond Zondo links Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe and former president Jacob Zuma to a corrupt relationship with Bosasa, which should now activate the ANC’s step-aside resolution. Photo: Phill Magakoe/AFP

Zondo’s findings on Mantashe could cost the president an ally

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…

In 2019, former Bosasa chief operating officer Angelo Agrizzi testified about how his boss, Watson, had referred to Nomgcobo Jiba, then the acting national director of public prosecutions, as “The Snake”

National Prosecuting Authority links to Bosasa warrant further investigations, says Zondo

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