In the end, deputy chief justice Raymond Zondo was left with no choice. Though most people would want the circus about former president Jacob Zuma’s appearance at the state capture commission to be over, his decision to defy a legally binding summons could not be allowed to stand.
Since — and before — July 2019 when the former head of state used his appearance at the commission to make unsubstantiated claims about those who testified against him being former apartheid spies, it has been clear that Zuma had no intention of co-operating with the commission...
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