State Capture Commission

Former ANC spin doctor, Zizi Kodwa, insists that the ANC is not on trial before the Zondo Commission sitting in Parktown to inquire into the phenomenon of grand corruption that has become commonly known as the “capture of the state”. Kodwa is quite wrong. Here’s why. According to the “strategy and tactics” documentation of the […]

The Judicial Commission of Inquiry into Allegations of State Capture officially begins on Monday. For the first time, former president Jacob Zuma at some point is expected to give proper answers about his involvement in state capture. The commission is tasked with unravelling the full extent of corruption at state organs and allegations that Zuma […]

There are two provisions in the regulations for the State Capture Commission (SCC) that require careful scrutiny and, possibly, urgent revision. They are regulations 8(1) and 8(2) which read: • No person appearing before the commission may refuse to answer any question on any grounds other than those contemplated in section 3(4) of the Commissions […]

On Friday 9 February 2018, the regulations relating to the State Capture Commission were published in the Government Gazette. But several red flags should be raised in relation to their content and effect. The question marks arising from the regulations relating to the State Capture Commission range from those appointed to similarities with previous, unsuccessful […]

CAPE TOWN — For me it’s always a tonic reading the analysis and advice of a top silk who devotes most of his waking hours to finding new legal ways of holding our State Capture political shysters accountable. Here Paul Hoffman SC, founder of Accountability Now, imagines how he’d compile the required first preliminary report of […]

The carefully crafted announcement by the President regarding the intended appointment of a commission of inquiry into state capture has received a mixed reception mainly because it is well known that turkeys don’t vote for Christmas. Consider these presidential weasel words:  “I have considered this matter … carefully, including the unprecedented legal implications of the […]

Cape Town – Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa would be within his rights to launch a commission of inquiry into state capture independently of President Jacob Zuma, according to the Institute for Accountability in Southern Africa. Launching the inquiry, and tackling both state and private sector corruption, were among six broad priorities that the institute, also known […]

While two recent landmark and unanimous full-bench high court judgments are welcome for their outcomes, there is a worrisome inconsistency in reasoning between the two. In the review of the president’s decision to “dis-appoint” Mxolisi Nxasana as national director of public prosecutions the court, rightly so, ruled out the president as the appointer of a […]

Durban – The war between Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane, the SA Reserve Bank and top banks is far from over. Mkhwebane is forging ahead with her investigation into alleged apartheid economic crimes implicating the Reserve Bank, top banks and business people. She came under attack from the Reserve Bank and Absa last week. In an […]

  The Quaker Peace Centre has instructed its attorneys to demand that the Deputy President appoint a commission of inquiry into state capture because the President is too conflicted to do so. Letter of demand