Withdrawal Withdrawn… Zuma Back On Track To Testify At State Capture Commission

Riyaz Patel

The latest in the drama unfolding at the public inquiry into state capture has seen Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo announcing that Jacob Zuma wishes to continue to cooperate with the commission; after Zuma’s legal team announced earlier that the former president will no longer be part of proceedings.

When the hearings reumed Friday morning after Wednesday’s adjournment, Ad.Muzi Sikhakhane told Zondo: “Chair, the reason we are here today is to tell you that we will take no further part in these proceedings.”

Zondo responded by saying that while he was disappointed, he had noted what had been said, and then summoned both sets of legal team to his chambers.