President Jacob Zuma was at pains to fend off questions from MPs on former public protector Thuli Madonsela’s report on state capture. In written replies to questions from MPs, Zuma said repeatedly that the questions relate to Madonsela’s report, the last report she released before the end of her seven-year nonrenewable term. The report was the subject of interdicts by Zuma, Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Des van Rooyen and Mineral Resources Minister Mosebenzi Zwane. The report’s remedial actions include the establishment of a commission of inquiry into the relationship between Zuma, cabinet ministers and the Gupta family. Zuma pointed out that the court challenges do not allow him to comment on the issue. "The questions asked form part of the subject matter of the report into allegations of improper and unethical conduct by the president and other state functionaries on matters relating to the removal and appointment of ministers and executives of state-own...
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