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PRETORIA-(MaraviPost)-Former South Africa president Jacob Zuma has changed his mind, now agreeing that he will continue to give evidence to the state capture inquiry – but it will be done on his terms.
Zuma will not appear before the commission any time soon, however.
After an adjournment on Friday, during which deputy chief justice Raymond Zondo consulted Zuma’s and the commission’s legal teams.
He announced a way forward in which Zuma would be made to submit statements to the commission based on clearly indicated allegations that have been levelled against him.
According to SowetanLive, Zondo had adjourned proceedings on Wednesday when Zuma said he had a problem with the commission’s evidence leader Paul Pretorius’s line of questioning.
Zondo gave the legal teams a day to resolve the impasse but on Friday Zuma’s lawyer Muzi Sikhakhane said Zuma had decided to withdraw from proceedings. Zondo then intervened to find a way forward.
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Lloyd M’bwana
I’m a Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resource (LUANAR)’s Environmental Science graduate (Malawi) and UK’s ICM Journalism and Media studies scholar. Also University of Malawi (UNIMA) Library Science Scholar. I have been The Malawi Country Manager and duty editor for the Maravi Post since 2019. My duty editor’s job is to ensure that the news is covered properly, that it is delivered on time, and that it is created to the standards set out in the editorial guidelines of the Maravi Post.