South African Graft Commission Unpacks New Revelations
The Zondo Commission of Inquiry into State Capture - a public inquiry launched by the government of Former President Jacob Zuma, in January 2018, to "investigate allegations of state capture, corruption, fraud and other allegations in the public sector including organs of state" - has heard Malusi Gigaba claim that he never tried to force South African Airways officials to abandon the airline's Mumbai route and let a Gupta-linked company take over.
Gigaba, who served in multiple ministerial posts under former president Jacob Zuma, returned to the State Capture Commission and continued to refute testimony that suggests he went out of his way to benefit the Guptas. This comes ahead of Deputy State Security Minister Zizi Kodwa's testimony about his relationship with former EOH executive Jehan Mackay, who played a leading role at the tech giant while it made large donations to the ruling African National Congress and allegedly paid multiple party leaders while it bid on government tenders. Kodwa claimed that the money he received from the former EOH head was not in exchange for influencing tenders.
Meanwhile, Jacob Zuma's refusal to appear before the Commission - which he deemed unconstitutional - resulted in the former president being found guilty of contempt by the Constitutional Court which ordered him to report to the Nkandla police station within five days to serve a 15-month prison sentence.
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South Africa:
Zizi Kodwa Denies He's Compromised While Owing U.S.$70,000 to Friend Implicated in Fraud, Corruption
Daily Maverick, 28 June 2021
Deputy State Security Minister Zizi Kodwa has acknowledged that he and other ANC leaders could have done more to avoid creating the perception that he was involved in wrongdoing,… Read more »
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Africa:
Part One - What Gupta Enterprise Corruption Cost South Africa
Daily Maverick, 27 June 2021
Over five short instalments, I will be publishing an explainer of the evidence before the Zondo Commission, working through my report from beginning to end, and pointing out some… Read more »
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South Africa:
Part Two - How Much the Gupta Enterprise Earned
Daily Maverick, 28 June 2021
In my first explainer, I set out how the State spent over R57-billion on State Capture contracts associated with the Gupta enterprise. Today, I'll show you how the Gupta enterprise… Read more »
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South Africa:
Malusi Gigaba Insists His Silence Was Not Tacit Approval of Gupta Pressure On SAA Over Mumbai Air Route
Daily Maverick, 21 June 2021
Malusi Gigaba says he never tried to force SAA officials to abandon the airline's Mumbai route and let a Gupta-linked company take over. Yet, he sat in meetings while SAA… Read more »
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