State capture
Zuma failed to show why contempt order was granted in error - ConCourt
A majority judgment of the apex court found that Jacob Zuma did not meet the requirements for his sentence for contempt of court to be rescinded.
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ConCourt dismisses Jacob Zuma's rescission application
Jacob Zuma was sent to jail for 15 months by the apex court for contempt of court after he violated the court’s order and refused to appear at the state capture commission of inquiry.
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Zondo asks for state capture inquiry's work to be extended again
The commission, which is funded by taxpayer money, was previously given the green light to carry on with until the end of September.
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More suspects to be added to fraud case with Gupta-linked Iqbal Sharma
The case relates to procurement fraud involving R24.9 million paid between November 2011 and April 2012 by the Free State Agriculture Department to Nulane Investment. Sharma was both a director and shareholder of that company.
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Ramaphosa anticipates ANC, govt to be criticised when state capture report drops
Addressing the ANC's lekgotla virtually on Sunday, the president said he was expecting an exaggeration of the role of the deployment committee and misrepresentation of its ambit.
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Ramaphosa warns ANC it will come under scrutiny when state capture report drops
Ramaphosa confirmed at the party’s lekgotla on Saturday that the report will be released in October.
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CYRIL RAMAPHOSA: SA building a society that is free of state capture, corruption
President Cyril Ramaphosa reflects on the work of the state capture inquiry following his testimony and is confident that the era of state capture is over.
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Damage done by state capture will be felt for many years to come - Ramaphosa
In his weekly newsletter, the president reflects on the state capture inquiry which is nearing an end after three years.
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Ramaphosa's state capture testimony being seen as calculated not to rock ANC
While President Cyril Ramaphosa made some serious admissions, some felt that he simply did not go far enough in his attempt to assist the commission to uncover the truth behind that period.
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Ramaphosa confident SA won't see state capture again as lessons had been learned
The president was asked to account for his role during the state capture era as South Africa's number two and was also quizzed over his actions.
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Fighting state capture & taking responsibility – Ramaphosa concludes testimony
President Cyril Ramaphosa testified at the Zondo Commission on 11 and 12 August 2021, in his capacity as former President Jacob Zuma’s deputy and later as the President of the Republic of South Africa. Ramaphosa told the commission that he took full responsibility for not doing enough to try and curb state capture. #StateCapture #ZondoCommission #CyrilRamaphosa
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ANC was blindsided by the Guptas & Zuma friendship, Ramaphosa tells Zondo
He admitted the governing party did not do enough in the wake of state capture claims due to the Guptas’ relationship with then ANC president Jacob Zuma.
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Judges should not have a relationship with the ANC, says Ramaphosa
President Cyril Ramaphosa told the state capture commission that the ANC was in no position to choose which individuals got to serve on the judiciary.
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Defend Our Democracy: Ramaphosa admissions prove state capture was not fiction
The Defend Our Democracy campaign said on Thursday that some of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s admissions during his 11 August 2021 testimony showed that state capture was real. #ZondoCommission #Ramaphosa #StateCapture
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Ramaphosa: Reports SSA had unvetted private army working for Zuma being probed
President Cyril Ramaphosa said that this was one of the reasons why state security has been moved to the Presidency.
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State Security Agency needs realignment, Ramaphosa tells Zondo Inquiry
President Cyril Ramaphosa described the agency as a sensitive and important asset to the nation, which he said should be realigned, as in the past, it had been found to be in service of sections of society and a faction in the governing party.
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Ramaphosa: We need to probe lapses at SSA and how it manifested
Advocate Paul Pretorius is questioning the president on the state of the ministry, which Ramaphosa has just collapsed as he’s moved the security agency under his office.
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Ramaphosa not aware of Gigaba being in the Guptas' pockets
President Cyril Ramaphosa told the commission that it was not necessarily unusual that Malusi Gigaba was promoted from being a deputy Home Affairs minister to being appointed minister of Public Enterprises.
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Duarte criticises Zuma for having meetings outside of ANC, govt structures
The African National Congress (ANC)'s deputy secretary-general of the governing party said that Wednesday’s session was the first time that she had heard of a March 2015 meeting at Zuma’s private home which resulted in the suspension of three Eskom executives.
