THE Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) has welcomed the release of the first report into state capture and corruption by judge Raymond Zondo, but warned that the hard work done by the commission will be pointless if it is not acted upon by authorities.
The Zondo report concluded that the state had been ‘captured’ during former president Jacob Zuma’s tenure and made damning findings against the ruling party and several top officials.
Cosatu, which is the country’s largest trade federation and represents some 1.8 million workers, said it was unhappy with the slow progress when it comes to prosecuting those who are implicated in corruption.
“There are no acceptable excuses anymore, we demand action now. A lot of money has been spent on investigating corruption allegations by the Zondo Commission and workers demand value for their tax rands.” Judge Zondo put the cost of the commission’s probe at
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