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STATE CAPTURE COMMISSION

March 2020

Posts for March 2020 13 March 2020 Popo Molefe’s board arrived in August 2014 to find the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) in the initial stages of an ambitious R172-billion modernisation programme that included infrastructure development and the procurement of trains for commuter services. Fake qualifications, non-existent job offers, and dodgy contracts at Read more >

STATE CAPTURE COMMISSION

May 2020

Posts for May 2020 3 May 2020 Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo expects the public hearings of the commission of inquiry into state capture, which he chairs, to resume by the end of June. Among the first group of witnesses expected is former president Jacob Zuma. Zondo addressed a virtual media briefing on Wednesday. Zuma Read more >

STATE CAPTURE COMMISSION

June 2020

Posts for June 2020 30 June 2020 Not only the top structure of the ANC, but also Parliament, were alerted of the widespread corruption at the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) that remains unaccounted for. According to former Prasa chairman Popo Molefe, his board made all attempts to hold looters accountable, without success, Read more >

STATE CAPTURE COMMISSION

July 2020

Posts for July 2020 1 July 2020 The commission of inquiry into state capture on Wednesday heard of the alleged inappropriate conduct of Judge Nana Makhubele, who chaired an interim board of the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) from 2017 to 2018, in a litigation process brought against Prasa by a service provider. Read more >

STATE CAPTURE COMMISSION

August 2020

Posts for August 2020 3 August 2020 On Monday morning the chairperson of the commission of inquiry into state capture, Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo, dismissed yet another application for the postponement of the oral evidence of Judge Nana Makhubele. Chairperson dismisses another Makhubele application to postpone 4 August 2020 Former director-general (DG) of the Read more >

STATE CAPTURE COMMISSION

September 2020

Posts for September 2020 3 September 2020 It was actually a surprise gala dinner for close family and friends, and not a full-on party, for her 40th birthday that was hosted at the Victoria Guest House in 2003, former environmental affairs minister Nomvula Mokonyane told the commission of inquiry into state capture on Thursday. Mokonyane Read more >

STATE CAPTURE COMMISSION

October 2020

Posts for October 2020 1 October 2020 North West Premier Job Mokgoro has defended his authorisation of a 2015 payment of R50-million to subsidise SA Express (SAX) for airline operations relating to new flight services between Mahikeng and Johannesburg. R50m payment to SA Express not my responsibility says Mokgoro 2 October 2020 ANC MP Cedrick Read more >

STATE CAPTURE COMMISSION

November 2020

Posts for November 2020 2 November 2020 Former chairperson of SAA Technical and SAA board member Yakhe Kwinana kicked off the week’s proceedings at the commission of inquiry into state capture on Monday by addressing what she called double standards of its legal and investigations teams. Kwinana’s whataboutism thwarted by Zondo 2 November 2020 Yakhe Read more >

STATE CAPTURE COMMISSION

December 2020

Posts for December 2020 3 December 2020 The Guptas always intended to use Estina, which won a contract from the Free State government to oversee the Vrede Dairy Farm in 2012, as one of its money laundering vehicles. Evidence of this is in the company’s 2011 business dealings with well-known India-based laundering network World’s Window. Read more >