BUSINESS DAY TV: What the State of Capture report might mean for Jacob Zuma and the ANC
Political analyst Ralph Mathekga discusses the release of the public protector’s State of Capture report and the implications for Jacob Zuma’s presidency. BUSINESS DAY TV: The public protector’s office has finally released Thuli Madonsela’s much-anticipated state capture report, in which she’s recommended that President Jacob Zuma appoint, within 30 days, a commission of inquiry headed by a judge solely selected by the chief justice. Joining us now to discuss some of the report’s findings is political analyst Ralph Mathekga. Ralph … maybe just on that point, the recommendation — do you think that was a master stroke by Thuli Madonsela? Because it means that this cannot be buried under the carpet. RALPH MATHEKGA: For me … that is the significance of this report, because going through the report, it comes out clearly that the [former] public protector acknowledges that she doesn’t have sufficient time to do a comprehensive investigation into state capture. Therefore she focuses on par...
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