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ACTIONSA

State capture whistleblower Vytjie Mentor dies

The former ANC MP and activist had been ill since June

  • Paddy Harper
2 min read
ABEL TAU

‘Don’t call me, I’ll call you’ — Mashaba tells ANC

ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba holds all the cards in the coming coalition talks

  • Lizeka Tandwa
3 min read
South Africa’s defence minister, Thandi Modise. (Gallo)
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS

Parliament owes South Africa an apology on state capture — Modise

The speaker told the Zondo commission she doesn’t know why the legislature woke up to state capture so late, but believes this won’t happen again

  • Emsie Ferreira
6 min read
Former president Jacob Zuma.
DES VAN ROOYEN

The Zondo commission of evasion

Obfuscation, non sequiturs, outright lies, senseless babble, curry breaks — and we’re paying for it all

  • Sarah Smit
3 min read
Former president Jacob Zuma rejected outright attempts on Monday by the ANC top six leaders to secure an agreement from him to appear before the Zondo commission into state capture.
JACOB ZUMA
Video

LIVESTREAM: Zuma in the hot seat at the Zondo Commission

Former president Jacob Zuma’s appearance will give him the opportunity to give evidence before the commission

  • Staff Reporter
1 min read
?Former president Jacob Zuma has been invited to appear before the judicial commission of inquiry into state capture. (Gianluigi Guercia/AFP)
GUPTA FAMILY

Key allegations levelled against Zuma at the Zondo commission

The judicial commission of inquiry into state capture has heard a number of testimonies implicating the former president in state capture

  • Eyaaz Matwadia
  • Ipeleng Letoaba
6 min read
Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo. (Gulshan Khan/AFP)
AJAY GUPTA

Zondo commission: Mentor corroboration remains elusive

The former ANC MP’s evidence relating to the alleged 2010 meeting with Ajay Gupta has proven difficult to corroborate

  • Sarah Smit
4 min read
Mentor says she’s not been promised a seat in the National Assembly and joins the party as a volunteer. (David Harrison/M&G)
ACDP

Vytjie to put her cross next to the cross

Mentor says it is her Christian faith which attracted her to the party, after becoming disenchanted with the ANC.

  • Lester Kiewit
3 min read
This week Mentor became the first of the commission’s witnesses to be cross-examined and, despite critical gaps in her claims and evidence contradicting them, she stood by her testimony. (Felix Dlangamandla/Netwerk24/Gallo Images)
ANC

Mentor resolute despite Zondo commission grilling

This week Mentor became the first of the commission’s witnesses to be cross-examined

  • Sarah Smit
5 min read
Mentor complained that her evidence has not been treated by the commission’s evidence leaders fairly. (Oupa Nkosi/M&G)
DENNIS BLOEM

Mentor decries Zondo commission ‘grilling’

The former ANC MP feels her credibility has been undermined and her evidence unfairly treated by the commission’s evidence leaders

  • Sarah Smit
5 min read
Former ANC MP ?Vytjie Mentor. (Oupa Nkosi/M&G)
CHINA

Zondo commission: Mentor claims to be put to the test

Former ANC MP Vytjie Mentor will be cross-examined on damning allegations she made in her earlier testimony in August 2018

  • Sarah Smit
3 min read
Mentor’s testimony that she had travelled to Johannesburg on a Monday in October at Jacob Zuma’s behest was contradicted by travel records. (Oupa Nkosi/M&G)
ANC

Travel records cast doubt on Vytjie Mentor’s testimony

Mentor took the stand to defend the testimony she gave before the commission in August last year. She will be the first witness to cross-examined

  • Sarah Smit
4 min read
In her testimony to the state capture commission former ANC MP Vytjie Mentor alleged that a Gupta brother (Ajay or Atul) offered her a post in Jacob Zuma’s Cabinet.(Oupa Nkosi/M&G)
DUDUZANE ZUMA

Zondo commission: Vytjie returns

The former ANC MP’s contentious testimony will be put to the test this week

  • Sarah Smit
2 min read
In a letter sent by law firm Webber Wentzel to the commission, chaired by Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo, Mentor states that, after having given testimony, she decided to view images of Hlongwane on the internet. (Oupa Nkosi/M&G)
AJAY GUPTA

State capture inquiry conducts ‘in loco’ inspection at Gupta compound — report

Evidence leaders for the Zondo commission are at the Gupta compound in Saxonwold with former ANC MP Vytjie Mentor to carry out an on-site inspection

  • Agency
2 min read
Former SAA board chairperson Cheryl Carolus. (SABC)
BARBARA HOGAN

Gigaba hit the ground running on Mumbai route — Carolus

Former SAA board chair Cheryl Carolus recounted how Gigaba seemingly pushed the airline to drop the critical route between Johannesburg and Mumbai

  • Sarah Smit
4 min read
Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo at the commission’s first public hearing on state capture and corruption. (Gulshan Khan/AFP)
MAHLAPE SELLO

#StateCaptureInquiry: Mentor, Nene request postponements

The state capture commission granted two applications for postponement – one from Nene and the other from Mentor

  • Mashadi Kekana
3 min read
Former minister Barbara Hogan told the Johannesburg high court on Wednesday that security branch policeman Stephan Whitehead had an “unhealthy” interest in Aggett and his then partner, Elizabeth Floyd. (Deon Raath/Beeld/Gallo)
AJAY GUPTA

Barbara Hogan set to appear before Zondo commission

The former public enterprises minister is perceived as a casualty of Gupta influence over former president Jacob Zuma’s Cabinet

  • Sarah Smit
3 min read
In the affidavit, Ajay dismissed Mentor’s testimony saying there were substantial disputes of fact. (Martin Rhodes/Business Day)
AJAY GUPTA

Ajay Gupta: Vytjie Mentor’s state capture testimony riddled with lies

Ajay Gupta has called for a ‘significant cross-examination’ to test the reliability of Vytjie Mentor’s testimony

  • Kiri Rupiah
6 min read
The scrutiny of Zuma is only set to further increase as his court date draws closer. Outwardly, he appears unruffled. (Getty Images)
JACOB ZUMA

Zondo inquiry and corruption charges pose a twin threat against Zuma

Jacob Zuma denies state capture amidst ongoing investigations by the Zondo commission and corruption charges

  • Lawrence Mashiyane
3 min read
(Oupa Nkosi)
AJAY GUPTA

Counsel for Ajay Gupta confirms application to cross examine Mentor, Maseko

On Monday morning, counsel for the Ajay Gupta, Advocate Mike Hellens SC, confirmed before the commission that his client has applied to cross-examine

  • Sarah Smit
3 min read