DAYS OF ZONDO: The Essence of Zuma, Day One: ‘State Capture Commission is designed to bury me’

both of whom had provided critical testimony about him during their stints in the witness box.

From the arms deal to Nkandla, those forces — the unnamed international intelligence agencies working with unnamed local spies, he said — have over the years repeatedly tried to find ways to incapacitate him.This commission, from my understanding, was really created to have me coming here and perhaps, to find things on me.”

But he did ask why this inquiry was called a “State Capture” Commission and not just a corruption commission. His senior advocate, Muzi Sikhakhane, kicked off with a stern objection to what he described as ambush tactics by the commission’s legal team, which had refused to provide Zuma with a list of questions to prepare for his appearance.

He said he had asked his friends, the Gupta family, to start a media company to neutralise the overtly critical South African press. But he has no recollection of calling former government spokesman, Themba Maseko in 2010, allegedly to help the Guptas, nor that the call happened on the same day thatat the Guptas’ Saxonwold mansion to discuss how to help them bag a slice of government’s R600-million advertising budget.

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