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“Countries, like airlines, take a long time to die – but die they do.”
Former mineral resources minister Mosebenzi Zwane wants you to believe there was nothing untoward about him flying aboard the Gupta family’s private jet.
Marching, singing, and a menacing looking roly-poly were all on show as crowds gathered outside Jacob Zuma’s compound.
uMkhonto weSizwe war vets have surrounded Nkandla, saying they are prepared to die for Jacob Zuma, as he defies orders to appear in front of the Zondo Commission.
The former president has hit back at last week’s Constitutional Court ruling that he has to appear before the Zondo Commission, likening his treatment to that which he received at the hands of the apartheid government.
Whilst it feels like the Zondo Commission has been dragging on forever, the claims made this week are yet another reminder of how South Africa was sold down the river.
At this stage, knowing what we do about Jacob Zuma’s leading role in State Capture and subverting anything remotely resembling a functional government, it takes a jaw-dropping claim to grab headlines.
Zuma is going to new lengths to avoid taking the stand, including bogus recusal requests and simply running away from the commission.
Spare a thought for Raymond Zondo, who was forced to sit through yesterday’s State Capture Commission of Inquiry appearance by former SAA board member Yakhe Kwinana.
Social media was ablaze on Wednesday night after Jacob Zuma tweeted a photo of himself wielding a weapon. His son says it’s all an overreaction.
Zuma and his legal team believe they have been treated unfairly, and they have announced that he will no longer participate in the Zondo Commission.
Day three of the Zondo Commission came to a grinding halt after Jacob Zuma said he was being treated unfairly. Shame, poor guy.
Day two at the Zondo commission, and Jacob’s memory seemed to fail him. Zapiro took aim and nailed his target, as did some analysts.
Yesterday, former president Jacob Zuma appeared before the Zondo commission of inquiry into state capture. He came in all guns blazing.
Remember those dancing ‘Zuma must go’ ladies? In preparation for his appearance at Zondo commission of inquiry into state capture, our former president had himself a chuckle.
In a move that some have called ‘unprecedented’, South Africa’s biggest foreign investors have demanded that Ramaphosa starts cleaning house ASAP.
We all know that securing a contract in this country often requires some greasing of palms, but the bribe video from yesterday’s State Capture inquiry is next level.