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Presidency leaves Zuma to pick up State Capture report court costs

The Presidency on Friday announced that it had withdrawn leave to appeal the personal costs order made against former president Jacob Zuma in the state capture report review application. This withdrawal came alongside the Presidency's decision to also withdraw its application for leave to appeal the judgment of the North Gauteng High Court, said Presidency spokesperson Khusela Diko. "The Commission of Inquiry [into state capture] has now been established and […]

7 April 2018

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Pityana seeks divine intervention to remove Zuma

Save South Africa member and ANC stalwart, Sipho Pityana, has called on the public to pray for the downfall of President Jacob Zuma. Pityana, a staunch critic of Zuma received a thunderous applause from the packed audience at Nongoza Jebe Hall in New Brighton, Port Elizabeth on Wednesday night. The meeting was attended by some opposition party leaders, members of the civil society and clergy. This was Pityana's first public […]

17 November 2016

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Zuma refuses to answer questions on State Capture Report

President Jacob Zuma wouldn't answer any of the questions, stating instead that the report is under consideration.(REUTERS) President Jacob Zuma has refused to answer written Parliamentary questions pertaining to the State of Capture Report by former Public Protector Thuli Madonsela. The Democratic Alliance (DA) has written at least 15 questions to Zuma about various allegations contained in the report. These pertain to the influence of the Gupta familyon the appointment […]

14 November 2016

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Madonsela mum on her discussion with Zuma

Former Public Protector Thuli Madonsela has refused to comment about the alleged leaking of an audio recording. Madonsela was one of the recipients of the Mahatma Gandhi's Satyagraha Award in an event held in Durban on Monday night. The audio recording carried recordings of her meeting with the President when Madonsela was doing her investigation into the alleged State of Capture. The audio recordings were allegedly leaked to one of […]

8 November 2016

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State of Capture report high on ANC NWC agenda

The African National Congress (ANC) will hold its regular National Working Committee (NWC) meeting Monday morning with the Public Protector's State of Capture report set to feature high in the discussions. The report details how the wealthy Gupta family allegedly used its proximity with President Jacob Zuma to influence the appointment of some Cabinet ministers as well as heads and boards of some state owned companies. The ANC NWC will […]

7 November 2016

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Public Protector says Zuma must appoint a commission of inquiry

Thuli Madonsela's outgoing report on her investigation into complaints of state capture and undue political influence by the Gupta family recommends that President Jacob Zuma appoint a judicial commission of inquiry. This commission must be headed by a judge solely selected by the Chief Justice‚ Mogoeng Mogoeng‚ the Public Protector report states. The report was made public on Wednesday afternoon after Zuma unexpectedly withdrew his application to interdict the report. […]

2 November 2016

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Zuma withdraws bid to stop release of State Capture report

President Jacob Zuma has withdrawn application to stop the Public Protector's report on so-called State Capture to be released. The report relates to allegations that the wealthy Gupta family played a role in appointing cabinet ministers and directors of state-owned enterprises. Opposition parties believe that former Public Protector Advocate Thuli Madonsela's report on the matter has made adverse findings against President Zuma and two of his cabinet ministers, hence their […]

2 November 2016

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High Court to rule on state capture report

A decision on whether to grant or dismiss President Jacob Zuma's request to stop the release of Public Protector's "state capture" report, will be handed down at the Pretoria High Court on Tuesday. President Zuma has defended his decision for the application, saying he needs more time to respond to the questions from the Public Protector and an opportunity to interview witnesses who have made damning allegations against him. The […]

1 November 2016

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Mkhwebane confirms Madonsela’s state capture report is final

Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane has confirmed to President Jacob Zuma that the locked up state capture report is the final report. While Mkwebane has not seen the report, her office confirmed that she received the advice from attorneys that the report is final. "The Public Protector has the President's latest affidavit, and has through the attorneys confirmed that the report was finalised and signed... on 14 October 2016," the public […]

27 October 2016

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