Former president Jacob Zuma, surrounded by his allies, addressed a crowd of supporters after his first day of evidence at the judicial commission of inquiry into state capture in Parktown, Johannesburg, July 15 2019ANC Ekurhuleni chairman and the city's executive mayor Mzwandile Masina on Monday took a swipe at the Zondo commission, calling it"an embarrassment".
"And we have seen how disorganised that commission is. They are an embarrassment to the money we are spending in that commission. We must send a strong message. Among those, claimed Mahumapelo, was an infrastructure rollout amounting to more than R1-trillion, saying it was"the first time" in the history of our country.
Zuma, taking to the stage, repeated most of what he had said inside the commission earlier about a"conspiracy to finish me" by foreign intelligence agencies that he said he will not name now as that is his trump card. "We now have modern askaris who kill with poison and do not shoot with an AK47 and we need to be aware that freedom is not complete, but I will say more on Friday or before, but now I am still discussing inside the commission." Earlier on Monday, Zuma attempted to discredit a former minister who testified against him at the judicial commission of inquiry into state capture, by accusing him of being a spy.
Because he was a"disciplined" member of the ANC, he did not reveal the information. However, Zuma said this of Ramatlhodi: “What made comrade Ngoako to behave the way he did here, saying that I have auctioned the country? He served in Zuma’s cabinet in two portfolios, mineral resources and public services and administration before he was fired in 2017.Zuma, on his first day of testimony on Monday, told the commission his life was under threat.
He said the Gupta-owned media companies, The New Age newspaper and the ANN7 television channel, were in fact his ideas. "They were introduced by Essop Pahad. They were introduced for the second time by some comrades in Gauteng. "They had never thought of the idea. They finally said, 'I think it's a good idea.' They came back to say now they decided they wanted to establish a newspaper …
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