North West ANC backs commission of inquiry into state-capture allegations
THE ANC in the North West "fully supports" a judicial commission of inquiry into state capture, but says it is concerned at the public protector’s recommendation that the chief justice, and not the president, appoint the presiding judge. The party in the province also said on Monday that it still supported President Jacob Zuma. The North West ANC, among Zuma’s staunchest provincial structures, released its statement after a meeting of its provincial executive committee. The ANC’s national working committee was set on Monday to discuss former public protector Thuli Madonsela’s State of capture report released last week. Madonsela’s remedial action included a provision for Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng to appoint a judge to oversee the commission of inquiry. Her state of capture reports deals with claims that the president violated the executive ethics code and the constitution and that he may be conflicted in the relationship between his son Duduzane and the Gupta family, who are eng...
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