Flash Briefing: Zondo Commission implicates JZ, Mantashe in dodgy dealings; Eskom lays down the law

The Zondo Commission of Inquiry into State Capture has said that there is reason to believe that former president Jacob Zuma, the minister of mineral resources and energy Gwede Mantashe, and former minister Nomvula Mokonyane have a case to answer for corruption. The third instalment of the Zondo Commission state capture report found that all three and the governing ANC allegedly benefited financially from dealings with a security company in exchange for government tenders and favours. The report says that there were “reasonable grounds” to suspect that the former president was in breach of his obligations as president under the Constitution. Zuma rejected the report.
People who have family members stuck in the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine joined the Ukrainian Association of South Africa in a picket outside the offices of the department of international relations and cooperation in Pretoria and Cape Town on Tuesday. The groups protested against the South African governments’ failure to strongly condemn the Russian invasion of Ukraine. This follows the government’s attempts, earlier this week, to patch up relations with Russia following the minister of international relations calling for Russian withdrawal from Ukraine. South Africa’s official stance is to remain neutral and call for mediation.
Eskom is naming and shaming some of its biggest defaulters, adding the City of Ekurhuleni to the list over a reported R544m owed. The city said that it has not missed any of its arranged payments, but Eskom says it failed to honour an agreement to settle the debt fully. The city has now been slapped with hefty penalty fees on top of what it already owes. Eskom says it will be continuing its campaign to get its debtors to pay up, targeting other municipalities in Gauteng such as Emfuleni and the West Rand. Similar campaigns have been executed by some key municipalities in the province, with the City of Joburg and the City of Tshwane cutting off defaulters.

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