STAFF REPORTER|
ANC DEPUTY Secretary General, Jessie Duarte, has issued an apology to the Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo following her shrill and emotional personal attack on the State Capture Commission of Inquiry.
Duarte’s apology comes after President Cyril Ramaphosa reaffirmed the ANC’s support for the Zondo Commission at the party’s national executive committee meeting on Saturday.
On Tuesday, Duarte wrote what has been widely described as a sickening’ and ‘ghastly’ op-ed in the Daily Maverick, in which she said damning testimonies at the commission of inquiry were an “onslaught against the people”.
But in her apology issued on Saturday night, Duarte said upon reflection, she believed that she owed the Deputy Chief Justice an ‘unconditional’ apology for her criticism of the commission and its work.
“The article appears to speak to your person directly and for this I humbly apologize to you. It was not my intention to
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