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President Cyril Ramaphosa has again been implicated at the state capture commission         Image: Esa Alexander

Ramaphosa in the spotlight after Molefe suggests claims ‘swept under the carpet’

President Cyril Ramaphosa’s name has been at the centre of conversation online, after former Eskom CEO Brian Molefe’s return to the state capture inquiry. On Tuesday, Molefe again took a jab at Ramaphosa, saying he hoped that the claims…

The EFF’s Mbuyiseni Ndlozi says Zuma must be arrested for defying the ConCourt order. File photo.Image: Brian Witbooi/The Herald

‘Arrest Zuma’- Mbuyiseni Ndlozi calls for Jacob Zuma’s head after ConCourt defiance

Former president Jacob Zuma must face arrest for defying the Constitutional Court by refusing to testify before the Zondo commission. This is the view of EFF MP Mbuyiseni Ndlozi. Ndlozi said if Zuma does not get arrested for flouting the…

Jacob Zuma. File image.Image: Veli Nhlapo

‘I do not fear being arrested’: Jacob Zuma flouts Constitutional Court order

Former president Jacob Zuma has vowed not to co-operate with the state capture commission despite a ruling by the Constitutional Court compelling him to do so. This decision will put Zuma squarely in contempt of the highest court in the…

The Jacob Zuma Foundation has issued a statement in support of the former president’s decision to walk out of the state capture inquiry.Picture: Alon Skuy

‘No-one is above the law’: Democratic Lawyers of SA to Zuma on Zondo dive

The National Association of Democratic Lawyers of SA (Nadel) has been left perplexed by the Jacob Zuma Foundation’s statement that the former president “would rather face jail” than appear before the state capture inquiry. On Monday,…

Depuuty chief justice Raymond Zondo has heard evidence of widescale corruption at the commission of inquiry into state capture           File photo.. Picture: Alaister Russell

ANC politician facing state capture corruption charges to appear in court

A senior ANC politician was expected to hand himself over to the police in Gauteng early on Thursday in connection with corruption charges related to state capture. This follows a probe by the Investigative Directorate (ID), dubbed the…

Depuuty chief justice Raymond Zondo has heard evidence of widescale corruption at the commission of inquiry into state capture. File photo.. Image: Gallo Images / Sowetan / Thulani Mbele

ANC politician facing state capture corruption charges to appear in court

A senior ANC politician was expected to hand himself over to the police in Gauteng early on Thursday in connection with corruption charges related to state capture. This follows a probe by the Investigative Directorate (ID), dubbed the…

Depuuty chief justice Raymond Zondo has heard evidence of widescale corruption at the commission of inquiry into state capture. File photo.. Image: Gallo Images / Sowetan / Thulani Mbele

Zondo commission has cost us R700m and counting

The commission into state capture has cost taxpayers R700m and now MPs want answers on the inquiry’s runaway costs. The commission is getting an additional R30m from the department of justice to sustain its investigations. This is on top…

Former Public enterprises minister Lynne Brown. Picture FILE

Parliament sends Eskom-involved ministers‚ CEOs to Zondo commission

Former home affairs minister Malusi Gigaba and former public enterprises minister Lynne Brown may have stepped down as MPs‚ but their woes over alleged corruption at Eskom are far from over. This comes after parliament’s public…

Former Treasury Chief Director for Communications, Phumza Macanda smiles after giving testimony at the state capture inquiry on MondayPicture: Masi Losi

Treasury in ‘state of mourning’ after Nhlanhla Nene was fired

Former National Treasury communications chief Phumza Macanda said the institution was “in a state of mourning” after Jacob Zuma sacked Nhlanhla Nene as finance minister in 2015. Testifying before the state capture inquiry on Monday‚…

Pravin Gordhan Picture: FILE

Gordhan: ‘I am not a commodity for sale’

Public Enterprises minister Pravin Gordhan has lashed out at his critics‚ including the EFF‚ saying to the Zondo commission of inquiry: “I am not a commodity for sale and I think the Guptas learnt that too”. Gordhan was speaking on the…