South African Graft Inquiry Cost Almost U.S.$70 Million - Judge
The 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 cost South Africa almost U.S.$70 million (R1 billion), but it has saved the country billions more, said Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo at a media briefing.
"(Ultimately), the commission's work can't be measured in rands and cents," Zondo said, adding that it had to be measured by a more substantive outcome. "(We have) to make sure looting doesn't happen again. If the looting repeats itself, it would be a serious indictment on us as a country." The commission's secretary, Professor Itumeleng Mosala, said the commission's work had exposed the theft of many billions more.
Zondo said the commission would hand over a final report to President Cyril Ramaphosa by the end of August or the end of September 2021 at the latest.
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South Africa:
State Capture Inquiry Cost Almost R1 Billion, but It Saved Billions More - Judge Zondo
Daily Maverick, 30 June 2021
The final report will be out by August or September at the latest, says the commission's chairperson. Read more »
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South Africa:
Part Three - the Local and International Laundries Used By the Gupta Enterprise and Its Associates
Daily Maverick, 29 June 2021
A look at the laundries used by the Gupta enterprise to move, disguise and ultimately reuse funds from State Capture. 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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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 »
InFocus
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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
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Former president Jacob Zuma has been found guilty of contempt of court by the Constitutional Court. Acting Deputy Chief Justice Sisi Khampepe in delivering the verdict, emphasised the extraordinary attacks by Zuma on the legitimacy of the Constitutional Court. "Never before has this Court's authority and legitimacy been subjected to [these] kinds of attacks," she said. Khampepe also said that Zuma wilfully defied the Court's order to appear before the Zondo Commission of Inquiry
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