Zuma appoints commission of inquiry into state capture
Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo will head the inquiry
President Jacob Zuma will appoint a judicial commission of inquiry into state capture. He said he had asked Chief Justice Mogoeng Moegoeng to provide him with the name of the judge to head the commission - in keeping with the remedial action stipulated in former public protector Thuli Madonsela's State of Capture report. "He has selected Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Mnyamezeli Mlungisi Zondo," Zuma said. The president usually appoints judges to head commissions of inquiry, but in this case, Madonsela said Mogoeng should appoint the judge as Zuma was too conflicted to do so. Zuma's son Duduzane and his friends the Gupta family are at the heart of the state capture allegations. Zuma's decision to appoint the commission follows the public protector's investigation and remedial action regarding complaints and allegations of state of capture, as well as an order by the High Court in Pretoria. The decision is an about-turn for Zuma, who had initially announced that he would appeal the ...
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