Johannesburg – South Africa’s longest-running corruption inquiry with a price tag of over R3 billion has concluded.
President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to receive part one of the State Capture inquiry report this afternoon.
South African former Public Protector, Advocate, and Professor of law Thuli Madonsela says the core of this inquiry is whether the minister of finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene was wrongfully fired because he was standing in the way of the business interest of companies co-owned by the former President’s son and the Gupta family.
She further said the state capture inquiry she ordered was supposed to focus on firing Nene and should have been concluded in 6 months.
Although she is not impressed with the duration of the inquiry, Madonsela seems rather optimistic about the report and says, “This is a very significant day in the history of our country and hopefully the possibility of a new chapter in making sure that democracy is not hijacked”.
“Just knowing the truth gives us an opportunity to fix what has been broken,” she said.
Zondo to hand over the 1st part of the R1 billion State Capture to @CyrilRamaphosa today. Was it worth it? I say yes, without it we wouldn’t have heard @BrianMbm1, Lucky Montana, @koko_matshela & many others Thuli Madonsela unfairly implicated.
— Umoja Mataifa ya Afrika 🌍✊🏾 (@Malabulabu945) January 4, 2022
The used Thuli Madonsela after her term they gave her a white husband as promised
— Mike (@Mike27557055) January 4, 2022
Not at @ThuliMadonsela_ telling us on @Newzroom405 that the Guptas captured the state😂😂😂
Zondo Parliament
— Devine (@tshepomotau10) January 4, 2022
"I need to listen well so that I hear what is not said." Thuli Madonsela #NimbleQuotes
— Mysstic_Owl (@Mysstic_Owl) January 4, 2022
Thuli Madonsela says the state capture inquiry she ordered was supposed to focus on the firing on Nhlanhla Nene & would’ve been concluded in 6 months, with just Maseko & Mentor testimony.
Don’t ask me how the firing of 1 minister amounts to a captured state.— Umoja Mataifa ya Afrika 🌍✊🏾 (@Malabulabu945) January 4, 2022
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