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24 May 2018

First hearings of #StateCapture probe set to begin in August - AS IT HAPPENED

Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo with the team assisting him in the commission of inquiry into allegations of state capture.

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A full story on the briefing will be filed by our reporter Iavan Pijoos.

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The briefing is now over.

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Amazing! Where we were last year (heart of capture darkness)to a working judicial commission of inquiry into state capture led by our best legal minds. pic.twitter.com/XygHBelNsJ
— Ferial Haffajee (@ferialhaffajee) May 24, 2018

24 May 2018

#StateCaptureInquiry: According to Zondo he is not aware of anyone who had approached the commission to strike a deal. @TeamNews24
— Iavan Pijoos (@iavanpijoos) May 24, 2018

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Zondo vows that the investigation will be active in that the team will be going out into the field and approach possible witnesses and speak to whistle-blowers.

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#StateCaptureInquiry: Zondo says they are not protecting witnesses, but the integrity of the commission itself. This after he did not want to disclose information about the details of witnesses.”It is meant to help us, not them.” @TeamNews24
— Iavan Pijoos (@iavanpijoos) May 24, 2018

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Zondo says that there are 6 members of the core legal team. Three of them are men and 3 are women.

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Nathi Mncube will be spokesman for commission of inquiry into state capture. pic.twitter.com/t8tHy7DUGS
— Ferial Haffajee (@ferialhaffajee) May 24, 2018

24 May 2018

Here is a another look at the ream involved in uncovering state capture:

Commission of Inquiry into State Capture
Meet The Board

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"We think that we should be able to finish in about 18 months but it could go into 2 years."

Zondo says this assessment may well change.

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Zondo says his team has already been in touch with the departments of Justice, National Treasury and Public Enterprises.

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#StateCaptureInquiry: “There is simply no way this massive work can be done in 180 days. There is no ways it can be enough for us,” Zondo says, adding that they had raised it with Pres Ramaphosa. @TeamNews24
— Iavan Pijoos (@iavanpijoos) May 24, 2018

Zondo reiterates that 180 days is not enough to complete the commission's work. He said this at the previous briefing too.

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Zondo says that the commission has received overwhelming support from ordinary South Africans.

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#StateCaptureInquiry: Dr de Wee says public hearings will be held at 16 Empire Road, Johannesburg. He says there will be a desk at 17 Empire Road for the public to make submissions, a call centre, and a hotline: 010 214 0651. @TeamNews24
— Iavan Pijoos (@iavanpijoos) May 24, 2018

24 May 2018

Here is a first look at the state capture inquiry website:

24 May 2018

#StateCaptureInquiry: Nombembe says the inquiry would be held "in an environment where there is little room for interference and disruption or infiltration”. He says it was important that there was no room for sabotage. @TeamNews24
— Iavan Pijoos (@iavanpijoos) May 24, 2018

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#StateCaptureInquiry: The commission's investigations head, Terrence Nombembe, says this is a highly complicated project. He says the thoroughness of the process must be respected. They had to dot all the lines. @TeamNews24
— Iavan Pijoos (@iavanpijoos) May 24, 2018

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Do you want to give evidence? Great. Public notices will go out soon, says Paul Pretorius, head of legal at #StateCaptureInquiry Commission. pic.twitter.com/LkuwUXIkcr
— Ferial Haffajee (@ferialhaffajee) May 24, 2018

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Head of legal team Paul Joseph Pretorius says notices have been prepared to invite the public to participate in the proceedings.

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South Africa will hold its first hearings into state capture by a judicial commission of inquiry in August, says deputy chief justice Raymond Zondo. pic.twitter.com/hwkj5JbFsM
— Ferial Haffajee (@ferialhaffajee) May 24, 2018

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First hearings for the State Capture Inquiry will likely be held in August.

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#StateCaptureInquiry: He says they have received full co-operation from parliament, adding that the inquiry had received records from the institution. @TeamNews24
— Iavan Pijoos (@iavanpijoos) May 24, 2018

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Zondo confirms that they have already received records documents from Parliament

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Zondo says the legal team will be making plans to interview potential witnesses in the next week

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#StateCaptureInquiry: Zondo says the legal that have been working hard. @TeamNews24
— Iavan Pijoos (@iavanpijoos) May 24, 2018

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Zondo: Delays have also been attributed to confidentiality issues, however these have been addressed.

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Zondo says a number of investigators have been assigned to the commission to begin the work.

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Commission’s hired investigators who are now starting work. They will work under @TerenceNombembe the previous @AuditorGen_SA who heads investigations. pic.twitter.com/RtWgchC09E
— Ferial Haffajee (@ferialhaffajee) May 24, 2018

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#StateCaptureInquiry: Zondo says discussions the commission needed to have with some government departments took longer than anticipated. @TeamNews24
— Iavan Pijoos (@iavanpijoos) May 24, 2018

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#StateCaptureInquiry: Zondo says at a briefing in March, they had identified investigators to begin their work, but that did not happen. @TeamNews24
— Iavan Pijoos (@iavanpijoos) May 24, 2018

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The commission also has a website: http://www.statecapture.org.za

However, it appears to be offline.

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#StateCaptureInquiry Zondo says that two advocates have been added to the core legal team for the commission - advocate Philip Mokoena and advocate Mahlape Sello. @TeamNews24
— Iavan Pijoos (@iavanpijoos) May 24, 2018

The legal team has gained two more members.

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Head Secretary Dr Khotso de Wee explains the relevance of the logo.

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The commission now has a logo and premises, says Zondo.

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The #StateCaptureInquiry media briefing is currently underway in Johannesburg. @TeamNews24 pic.twitter.com/ROPSq6TzP9
— Iavan Pijoos (@iavanpijoos) May 24, 2018

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Justice Zondo has started the briefing, which is the third one thus far.

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President Cyril Ramaphosa said during his budget vote speech in Parliament on Wednesday that the commission's terms of reference would be published in the next few days.

24 May 2018

Zondo and his team of six will probe all the allegations of state capture that have rocked South Africa for a decade, but for which evidence has grown over the past two years.

Here They Are - The Capture Busters!
Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo has chosen a hit parade of lawyers and a former auditor-general to join him in South Africa's most important corruption probe in decades.

24 May 2018

In March, Justice Zondo announced six appointments to state capture inquiry, with former state Auditor General Terence Nombembe heading investigations. Other members are:

Dr Khotso De Wee (secretary),

Paul Joseph Pretorius SC (head of legal team),

Vincent Maleka SC (legal team),

Leah Gcabashe SC (legal team),

Thandi Victoria Norman SC (legal team)

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Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo promised South Africans in January that the commission would do a thorough job.

"I would not take this job if I had any fear of investigating anybody... this commission will do its job properly and will be guided by the evidence before it."

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Former president Jacob Zuma announced the establishment of the commission on January 9 this year as recommended by the former Public Protector Thuli Madonsela who released the report, State of Capture, in October 2016.

The report was the first part of an investigation into allegations that wealthy business people the Gupta family had a hand in some ministerial appointments and were benefitting financially from close associations with decision makers at government entities such as Eskom.

Zuma was implicated in some of the allegations, with former MP Vytjie Mentor claiming he was in the Guptas' home in Saxonwold, Johannesburg, when they offered her the job of minister of public enterprises on condition that she "drop the SAA flight route to India and give to them [the Guptas]". Zuma denied knowledge of this.

<p>Former president Jacob Zuma announced the establishment of the commission on January 9 this year as recommended by the former Public Protector Thuli Madonsela who released the report, State of Capture, in October 2016.</p><p>The report was the first part of an investigation into allegations that wealthy business people the Gupta family had a hand in some ministerial appointments and were benefitting financially from close associations with decision makers at government entities such as Eskom.</p><p>Zuma was implicated in some of the allegations, with former MP Vytjie Mentor claiming he was in the Guptas' home in Saxonwold, Johannesburg, when they offered her the job of minister of public enterprises on condition that she "drop the SAA flight route to India and give to them [the Guptas]". Zuma denied knowledge of this.</p>

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The Chairperson of the Commission of State Capture, Deputy Chief Justice Zondo, will provide an update on the progress made since the Commission commenced with its work.

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