South Africans will soon know some of the outcomes of the state capture inquiry when acting chief justice Raymond Zondo hands over the first part of the commission’s final report to President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday afternoon. StateCaptureReport
Transnet faced a similar predicament, allegedly losing billions in corrupt agreements. The inquiry studied two major Transnet deals of concern. The contracts for locomotives, in partnership with railway companies China North Rail and China South Rail, also implicated private financiers and management consultancies.
Zondo, one of four judges contending for the vacant chief justice position, has faced criticism for missing deadlines, obtaining several extensions for the process, and failing to promptly file its concluding document. The inquiry’s voluminous records included the Gupta leaks, with critical data drawn from a business server and held on a hard drive. The material was provided to US authorities including the FBI. The brothers Ajay, Atul and Rajesh “Tony” Gupta, who grew close to Zuma and formed business partnerships with his son Duduzane Zuma, were sanctioned by the US treasury in late 2019.
The suspended secretary-general of the ANC, Ace Magashule, was implicated in alleged lawbreaking during testimony about two lucrative contracts in the Free State when he was its premier. Magashule and Mosebenzi Zwane, who advanced from agriculture MEC in the Free State to mineral resources minister under Zuma, were the target of repeated accusations of wrongdoing in the province.
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