How many times did former president Jacob Zuma respond to questions at the state capture inquiry with “I don’t know”, “I don’t remember” or “I’m not sure”? We counted. During his testimony from Monday to Wednesday last week, he denied knowing the answers to 36 questions. Last week, the former president dominated news headlines when..
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President in absentia: More than 30! That’s how many times Zuma failed to answer questions at state capture inquiry
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Former President Zuma and the three monkeys – hear nothing, see nothing and say nothing!
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The statues of the three monkeys materialized as the Zondo commission dragged on. The one monkey closes his ears, the other his eyes and the other his mouth. Now Zuma comes and says, “I can’t remember, I can’t say anything, I wasn’t there” This is Jacob Zuma’s answer to his questions. He now attempts to..
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The newly-appointed National Prosecuting Authority boss, Shamila Batohi assembles state capture team to fast-track prosecutions, how long are you going take to ‘solve this mystery’
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Shamila Batohi makes the first move in attempting to stabilise South Africa’s prosecuting authority. Shamil Batohi, the National Prosecuting Authority’s (NPA) newly-appointed head of public prosecutions, has struck her first move in addressing allegations that have been made in the state capture inquiry. As reported by EWN, Batohi’s response to mounting pressure to act on..
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ESKOM gives a US company a blank cheque, and they are cashing it in for a whooping R13bn
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The US company that designed the extremely flawed Kusile Power Station in Mpumalanga was given a blank cheque by Eskom, which it cashed in to score R12 billion. Despite the fact that the engineering consulting firm Black & Veatch, which is situated in Kansas in the US, delivered shoddy work that continues to hobble Kusile’s..
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R659 Million Prepayment Covered the Shortfall Tegeta Required to Purchase Optimum Holdings
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That our country is still standing with the amount of corruption surrounding us, is a wonder. On Tuesday, March 5 the Zondo commission heard that within 180-minutes after receiving the order to pay R659 million, the entire transaction was completed. This payment was completed without any services rendered by Gupta-owned Tegeta. Snehal Nagar, a charted..
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Far Left Helen Zille is suddenly tired of corruption in the country and now threatens to launch a “tax revolution”
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Helen Zille says she will start with a tax boycott action if those who are guilty of corruption as found by the Zondo Commission are not going to be prosecuted. Zille says she will launch a “tax revolution”, but meanwhile, the DA’s leaders have distanced themselves from Zille’s statement. She also believes the same action..
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UPDATE:- The Zuma “bribe” : Radovan Krejcir case may head to the state capture inquiry
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The startling allegations Radovan Krejcir made against Jacob Zuma this week could head to the Zondo Commission, according to Mo Shaik.
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It seems that the entire ANC’s top structure was involved in the statecapture – No wonder SA is experiencing financial difficulties and to top it all, they are covering for each other
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Gwede Mantashe, who testified on behalf of the ANC before the Zondo commission, called on Barbara Hogan to withdraw her allegations that Jesse Duarte was involved in the state capture. He will later answer Hogan’s allegations that he abused his influence during the appointment of Siyabonga Gama at Transnet. It appears that the entire ANC’s..
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ANC won’t demand more resignations after Nene quits – Jessie Duarte
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Ministers should decide for themselves if they will resign after appearing before the commission of inquiry into allegations of state capture. They should, however, apply a test of whether they are complicit in corruption says the ANC.
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Basa: Nhlanhla Nene fears worsening ‘jittery’ markets
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Uncertainty over the future of Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene is leaving markets jittery, in a development the Banking Association of South Africa (Basa) has described as “unfortunate”.
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Standard Bank warned that their license will be suspended if they close Gupta’s bank account
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Ian Sinton of Standard Bank told the Zondo commission how the former minister of mineral affairs, Mosebenzi Zwane, requested the bank not to close the Gupta accounts, on which the minister pointed out that the bank would not violate the laws by doing so. Zwane’s response was that he would change the law that would..
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Des Van Rooyen lost no time in the treasury
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On December 9 2015, ANC backbencher Des van Rooyen was appointed finance minister. Four days later, after intense pressure, then-president Jacob Zuma rescinded his appointment, shifted him to the co-operative governance and traditional affairs department and appointed Pravin Gordhan to control the nation’s purse strings.
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Zibuse Comfort Ndigi withdraws from Zondo commission citing time constraints, one can only wonder why!
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The appointment of Durban attorney Zibuse Comfort Ngidi, a staunch ally of former president Jacob Zuma, to the Zondo commission investigating state capture, has been halted.
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