THICK END OF THE WEDGE
PETER BRUCE: Slippery Zuma will not hoodwink Zondo
Neither Judge Ray Zondo nor Chief Justice Mogoeng will have been foolish enough to agree to become involved in anything too easily vulnerable to legal challenge
These are the days of miracle and wonder. Late on Tuesday, President Jacob Zuma relented, took a step back, gave up, capitulated or submitted. Take your pick. In December, he was still appealing, at every turn, against efforts to force him to constitute a commission of inquiry into state capture as required in the very last report produced by former public protector Thuli Madonsela. That was back in October 2016 and a lot of water has since flowed under the bridge. Not only have the courts backed Madonsela’s contention that Zuma could not appoint the head of an inquiry into himself and his family and friends; Zuma is no longer president of the ANC and his successor in the party, Cyril Ramaphosa, has been instructed by the courts to replace the head of the National Prosecuting Authority — until now Zuma’s ultimate defence against the law — by February 8.So Zuma finally acted, announcing the creation of Madonsela’s judicial inquiry. As directed by her, Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng, a...
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