Helen Suzman Foundation and billionaire go to court over state capture’s threat to democracy
The Helen Suzman Foundation and billionaire Magda Wierzycka are taking President Jacob Zuma‚ his son Duduzane‚ the Gupta brothers‚ Eskom and Trillian, among others, to court.They filed court papers on Thursday at the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria. There are 74 respondents in the court papers‚ which include the Mineral Resources Minister Mosebenzi Zwane; former Eskom CEO Brian Molefe; and suspended Eskom chief financial officer Anoj Singh.They describe state capture in a statement as a "real and pressing threat" to SA’s democracy."Over the course of several years‚ officials at the highest echelons of state have been doing the bidding of a powerful family and its business associates‚ in disregard of their constitutional and other legal duties."They said the "mismanagement and corruption" at Eskom is of "paramount" public interest and constitutional significance."This mismanagement and corruption affects each and every South African at the very basic level‚ with electricity tari...
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