Director of Swifambo Rail, which was awarded contracts by the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa), Auswell Mashaba was summonsed to testify on Wednesday. But his lawyers said he wouldn’t be appearing.
On Friday Eskom's former head of legal and compliance, Suzanne Daniels, testified at the Zondo commission of inquiry into state capture.
Corruption Watch is among several civic organisations that have taken government and state-owned entities to task over their lack of accountability and rampant abuse of state resources.
The former president is in a corner and largely isolated. His only option is to stir the pot so much that it gives him some kind of bargaining power.
EFF leader Julius Malema launched his attack on the judiciary during Tuesday’s debate on President Cyril Ramaphosa’s State of the Nation Address (Sona).
The Gauteng RET, led by MKMVA spokesperson Carl Niehaus, said the commission led by Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo was especially created to deal with former President Jacob Zuma.
Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo said the court should find him guilty of contempt for defying its order – and the State Capture Commission summons to testify.
Former President Jacob Zuma was a no-show at the State Capture commission of inquiry on Monday 15 February 2021. As a result, the commission will approach the Constitutional Court to find Zuma guilty of contempt of court, and would request a term of imprisonment for him.
A dangerous precedent could be set if Deputy Chief Justice Zondo allowed Jacob Zuma to defy the State Capture Commission summons and the Constitutional Court order.
Zuma has managed to redefine himself as he wishes due to his support base. But why the party puts up with it has no factual standing, writes Yonela Diko.
The ANC's Mdumiseni Ntuli said on his part, Jacob Zuma agreed to meet with the NEC but indicated that he would also defy the NEC if he did not agree with it.
The state capture commission asked Pamensky about the allegations that the board was a Gupta board.
Former President Jacob Zuma announced last week that the commission should no longer expect any further co-operation from him as he viewed its chairperson, Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo, as compromised and unjustly targeting him.
National Assembly House Chairperson of Committees Cedric Frolick told the State Capture Commission that this money was nowhere near enough for all the work that has to be done to hold the executive to account.
The former chairperson of the portfolio committee of correctional services Vincent Smith is also expected to testify on Friday.
The 'Mail and Guardian' newspaper reported on Friday morning that the Hawks were probing a case of fraud, theft and contravention of the Public Finance Management Act that was recently opened against the President.
The former MP said that the ANC punished her because she wanted to uphold the rule of law and she spoke out that former President Zuma should step down.
South Africa’s Constitutional Court rebuke to Jacob Zuma in its latest judgment reminds him that no-one, not even the president, is above the law.
