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Analysis: Madonsela outwits Zuma and his friends
Public protector’s meticulously crafted report has provided prima facie evidence of corruption
Thuli Madonsela has completely outfoxed Jacob Zuma. The report on state capture, signed during her last days in office as public protector, places Zuma and his mates on the trapdoor of the gallows. To have starved her of budget and stalled her on time were to no avail. Had the report made conclusive findings, they could have been subject to review. A protracted process of challenge through the courts could have been launched. Conclusion could have been frustrated for months, if not years, allowing Zuma the space to obfuscate and cling to his diminishing power, extending the leadership turmoils that have long bedevilled SA and its economy. Instead, the obstacles to culmination have been sidestepped. By the report’s unchallengeable remedial action that a judicial inquiry be instituted, with deadlines stipulated and resources insisted upon, Madonsela’s meticulously crafted detail has provided prima facie evidence of corruption that effectively defines the terms of reference for the inq...
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