By Paul Hoffman It is difficult to believe that hard-earned money is being thrown at non-viable solutions to the problems that arise from cadre deployment and kleptocracy, both of which manifest themselves in State Capture and tenderpreneurism in South Africa. Listen...
LETTER: SA cries out for ‘Super Scorpions’
The Hawks are too puny and our prosecutors have been emasculated by state capture 25 June 2023 - 19:24 The inability of parliament to exercise oversight of the executive and ensure proper implementation of the laws it passes in a way that counters the corrupt has been...
LETTER: Government will plead poverty and grid collapse, but those arguments are untrue
An ‘available resource’ that the state has hitherto been shy to claim is the recovery of the loot of state capture 10 MAY 2023 - 16:45 We learnt from the report of the Zondo state capture commission that more than R1-trillion has been looted in SA in recent years. The...
Paul Hoffman: Avoiding a repeat of the worst excesses of State Capture
14th February 2023by Editor BizNews By Paul Hoffman* “State Capture, and its aftermath, is still having detrimental effects on economic growth. Corruption is endemic and is crippling State-Owned Enterprises, amongst other impacts on the wider economy. Lessons need to...
No evidence of capture of the judiciary, says Zondo
The Chief Justice also said the judiciary won't be swayed into making populist decisions that aren’t in line with the law. Lindsay Dentlinger | 09 December 2022 CAPE TOWN - Chief Justice Raymond Zondo said there is no evidence or proof to suggest that the judiciary...
Accountability Now reacts to Ramaphosa state capture response plan
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PcFzJ5OzHcE
Adv Paul Hoffman on Ramaphosa ‘s response to recommendations of the State Capture Commission report
https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=WylZGp-hv1U SACP spokesperson, Dr Alex Mashilo weighs in on President Cyril Ramaphosa's response to recommendations of the State Capture Report.Tune into Newzroom Afrika channel 405 for more.
Discussion | State capture report | Ramaphosa to address the nation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0pqY-k-BVI&t=1s President Cyril Ramaphosa will be submitting his response to the state capture inquiry's recommendations. Parliament says the president’s response will outline the steps government is taking to implement the Zondo...
PAUL HOFFMAN: Exacting accountability from banks that coddled state capture
22 August 2022 - 14:16 Paul Hoffman https://spkt.io/e/4916597 Now that the Zondo state capture commission’s report has been mulled over by those who take an active interest in the governance of their country, the calls for reparations are ringing out loudly from...
LETTER: Eskom should tackle state capturers
10 JULY 2022 - 20:07 Eskom has agreed to pay a 7% increase to employees who went on an illegal strike even though it admits it does not have the wherewithal to pay higher salaries to already well-remunerated workers (“Eskom says unaffordable deal will add R1bn to...
The evidence is clear — State Capture crime scene number one is Luthuli House
By Paul Hoffman 05 Jul 2022 Paul Hoffman SC is a director of Accountability Now. President Cyril Ramaphosa is right — accused number one when it comes to State Capture is the ANC. The voters will have to decide, when next they vote, whether or not they are willing to...
Zondo Commission: We can recover the State Capture loot — here’s how
By Paul Hoffman Follow 11 Jan 2022 5 Paul Hoffman SC is a director of Accountability Now. He was lead counsel in the Glenister litigation. The waiting for the State Capture Commission report is over, the time for action on the recovery of the loot of State Capture is...
Paul Hoffman | The judicial scolding of Jacob Zuma hasn’t worked – it is time to end his impunity
The time for scolding Jacob Zuma as if he is a naughty schoolboy is over. If he doesn't testify at the Zondo commission, he must go to jail, writes Paul Hoffman. Former president Jacob ZUma leads a charmed life in the courts of SA. He escaped conviction on a charge of...
LETTER: Without an interim interdict for Zuma not to attend, he must be made to do so
The justices are obliged by section 237 of the constitution to act diligently and without delay 18 January 2021 - 13:58 I refer to the delay in delivering judgment in the matter between the state capture commission and Jacob Zuma. From the coverage of the...
Outpouring of support for State Capture whistle-blowers
By Rebecca Davis• 24 October 2020 Since Daily Maverick 168 reported on the desperate financial conditions faced by State Capture whistle-blowers, there are new signs of hope for these individuals. https://spkt.io/a/1179656 First published in Daily Maverick 168...
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