delivery of a long-awaited report on the corruption of the Zuma years

Published on : 04/01/2022 – 20:31

It was a much anticipated anti-corruption report in South Africa. Four years following its establishment, the Commission of Inquiry into Suspicions of State Capture submitted the first part of its report to President Cyril Ramaphosa. The third and final part will be released on February 28.

With our correspondent in Johannesburg, Romain Song

The Zondo Commission, named following its president, was set up in 2018 to shed light on the suspicions of corruption and fraud within the public sector (institutions and companies) and which have punctuated the presidency of Jacob Zuma (2009 -2018).

For three years, the Commission conducted public hearings that document the seizure of power by Jacob Zuma and his allies including the Gupta brothers, now on the run in the United Arab Emirates.

Broadcast live on television, the official submission of the report was described by Cyril Ramaphosa as a decisive moment for the country.

Immediately delivered, immediately available. The 900 pages of the first report of the Zondo Commission are accessible to the general public. President Cyril Ramaphosa knows that he must regain the confidence of his fellow citizens.

« The state capture damaged people’s trust in the rule of law, in public institutions, in law enforcement and more broadly in the democratic process. This is why the work of this commission is so essential “Said President Ramaphosa.

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In this first report, the Zondo Commission concludes that there has been a state capture. She points to the role played by former president Jacob Zuma and his relatives in the hijacking of institutions and public enterprises. It then issues recommendations. The ball is now in the court of President Cyril Ramaphosa who says he takes this report very seriously.

« Regardless of who is involved, we will enforce the recommendations. The people of this country cannot have made it through those four years to finally expect the recommendations not to be implemented. », Underlined President Ramaphosa.

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The entire report will then be submitted to Parliament by June 30. President Ramaphosa will then unveil his intentions regarding the implementation of the recommendations.

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