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WATCH AGAIN: Zondo hands over final part of state capture report

Chief Justice will hand over the fifth and final part of the report to President Cyril Ramaphosa

Justice Raymond Zondo, left, hands over part 1 of the State Capture Commission report to President Cyril Ramaphosa on 4 January. (GCIS/Flickr)

It’s imperative that South Africa moves fast on state capture prosecutions. Here’s why

Most South Africans believe the report into state capture must be followed up to ensure that those responsible for rampant corruption are held accountable

The Democratic Alliance (D.A) activist protest outside  the State Capture Commission during the testimony of President Ramaphosa on April 28, 2021 in Johannesburg, South Africa. President Ramaphosa testified in his capacity as President of the country. (Photo by Gallo Images/Papi Morake)

High court dismisses bid to bar Zondo from giving report to Ramaphosa

The last-minute application by Democracy in Action was a case of self-created urgency, the court said in a ruling handed down mere hours before the planned handover of a hard…

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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

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

Gigaba explains his suits and why, on his version, his estranged wife is lying

The couple’s acrimony continued to play out at the Zondo commission on Monday, as the former minister denied the Guptas funded his wardrobe and family

The supreme court of appeal is yet to rule on the appeal to the high court finding that his release on medical parole was unlawful and he should return to prison. (Michele Spatari/POOL/AFP)

Zuma foundation claims ex-president was prepared to testify, but Zondo played politics

Zuma’s namesake organisation twists facts and the law – he told Zondo he would answer questions but only in private to the deputy chief justice

Events of the past week have proven that the Zondo commission investigating state capture cannot conclude its work without former president Jacob Zuma’s honest testimony. (Gallo)

A despot’s time to face democracy

Events of the past week have proven that the Zondo commission investigating state capture cannot conclude its work without former president Jacob Zuma’s honest testimony

Former president Jacob Zuma at the Zondo commission in Johannesburg. (Gallo Images/Sharon Seretlo)

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

Edwin Sodi before his testimony at the Zondo commission.

Hawks arrest Free State ‘asbestos project’ players

Businessman Edwin Sodi and senior civil servants are among those arrested over the R200-million theft of state funds

The Zondo commission has filed an urgent Constitutional Court application for an order compelling former president Jacob Zuma to testify before it and forged an argument as to why the matter falls within the court’s exclusive jurisdiction. (Wikus de Wet/Pool/Reuters)

Moral leadership is essential for curbing corruption

The term ‘corruption’ is a convenient scapegoat that leaders deploy to mask their moral failings. Instead, they should re-evaluate their personal ethics

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Editorial: Dealing with the sins of yesteryear

Life moves at a heady pace in South Africa and with it the march of history. In dealing with the sins of yesterday we must realise that we have to also deal with the sins of…

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Will Cyril’s Sona promises ever be fulfilled?

Four Sonas on, he is still to enforce his will upon the governing party and the state

President Cyril Ramaphosa. (Oupa Nkosi/M&G)

The State of the Nation speech Ramaphosa should make

I have been slow but steady in rebuilding South Africa, but it’s time for tough, decisive action

In his latest bid for the removal of Billy Downer from the arms deal trial, the former president claims the prosecutor fuelled the narrative that he wants to delay the case (Wikus de Wet/Pool/AFP)

Zuma lawyers confirm he will not be attending Sona

The former president’s lawyers say they do not know how where Parliament obtained the information about his attendance

Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo. (Gulshan Khan/AFP)

Zondo argues for more time for state capture commission

But Casac says this should be the final extension granted

What’s in a name:
Former Eskom chair Jabu Mabuza claims that he did
not know about his relative Nomvula Mabuza’s company and her bid for a boiler maintenance contract at Eskom.  (Felix Dlangamandla/Foto24/Gallo Images)

Mabuza’s ‘distant relative’ scored big

Eskom’s woes are often because of boiler problems at its power plants. R50-billion has been set aside to fix them, but some of the contracts are going to questionable entities

Scarily funny: Former SABC boss Hlaudi Motsoeneng testifying at the Zondo commission this week. (Antonio Muchave/Sowetan)

Hlaudi put me flat on my back

Tuesday. It’s mid-afternoon. A bolt of pain pierces my lower back and brings me instantly awake. I make it halfway upright before my right hip locks, halting any further movement…

Bruce Koloane testified before the judicial commission of inquiry into state capture on Monday. (Gallo Images/Thapelo Morebudi)

Gupta Waterkloof landing approval was ‘pure misunderstanding’ — Koloane

Former chief of state protocol tells state capture inquiry that the controversial landing, for which he was suspended, wasn’t part of any agenda

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