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THE FINAL ZONDO REPORT The final report of what has commonly become known as ‘the Zondo Commission’ (The Judicial Commission of Inquiry into Allegations of State Capture, Corruption and Fraud in the Public Sector including Organs of State) was handed to State President Cyril Ramaphosa on 22 June 2022.
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By Peter Bagshawe.
his was the culmination of four years of hearings, previous reports, extensions of the Commission term, sidebar proceedings in various reports, and a painstaking sifting and evaluation of evidence led. Current Chief Justice Raymond Zondo, who must be commended for the undertaking as Commission Chair, presented an evaluation of political, public, private, State and Ministerial actions within the scope of the Commission that is unique. The Report is a rich source of information
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and, despite criticism of the editing as evidenced by stylistic differences indicating multiple writers, cannot be reviewed here. Following on from the final report being delivered, two opinion pieces were published. In the Daily Maverick “Thuli Madonsela: South Africans should question whether State Capture is really over” gave perspective to the Commission and interestingly, posits that the scope of the Commission was too widely cast. Nevertheless, the Commission has concluded its business
and the Report, recommendations and findings are now available. Writing in ANC Today, Pule Mabe, the African National Congress’ National Spokesperson and Head of the Department of Information and Publicity, gives a perspective on the Commission and the party’s support of and interaction with the Commission, as well as comments on the action of members of the African National Congress. Arising from these opposing stances, two areas of the Report are of interest: firstly the question of cadre deployment, which
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