State capture is wrong‚ whether it is done by the Oppenheimers or the Guptas, said ANC KwaZulu-Natal chairperson Sihle Zikalala. Zikalala, speaking at a public lecture at the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) on Monday evening, was also dismissive of recent protests against President Jacob Zuma. The lecture centred on unpacking state capture‚ white monopoly capital‚ radical economic transformation and the civil society protests. Zikalala‚ who is also the MEC for economic development‚ tourism and environmental affairs‚ was part of a panel that also included UKZN academic Dr Lubna Nadvi and the Active Citizen Movement’s Rajeshwar "Fish" Maharaj. Zikalala argued that the notion of state capture arose primarily when contending forces pursuing "antagonistic interests" entered a permanent struggle for influence and control of the state. "State capture is wrong‚ whether done by the Oppenheimers or the Guptas. No member of the ANC should praise both families‚" he said. Zikalala said the co...
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