Chairperson of the Zondo commission, Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo, denied Arthur Fraser's application to cross-examine witnesses, which he claimed implicated him during their testimonials at the commission. Zondo made the announcement on 1 December 2021.
The commission will now have until 31 December to hand over its final report.
The commission, which is funded by taxpayer money, was previously given the green light to carry on with until the end of September.
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.
Not only does the person have to head the Constitutional Court, the person also leads the whole of the judicial branch of government. It is a very onerous role.
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.
In his weekly newsletter, the president reflects on the state capture inquiry which is nearing an end after three years.
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.
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
President Cyril Ramaphosa said that this was one of the reasons why state security has been moved to the Presidency.
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.
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.
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.
President Cyril Ramphosa continues answering questions related to state capture in his capacity as deputy president and president of South Africa.
President Cyril Ramaphosa told the Zondo Commission that he chose to stay to try and fix things from within.
President Cyril Ramaphosa said that there were five options available to those opposed to the state capture network during Jacob Zuma’s term.
President Cyril Ramaphosa made major concessions at the state capture commission of inquiry as it blasted Cabinet and the African National Congress (ANC)'s costly inaction on corruption while he was deputy president.
President Cyril Ramaphosa said that the appointment of Des van Rooyen as finance minister by Jacob Zuma was the straw that broke the camel's back when it came to state capture.
