Former South African president Jacob Zuma will on Monday make his long-awaited appearance before the state capture commission of inquiry where several witnesses have implicated him in the massive rent-seeking scandal that defined his nine-year administration.
It is not yet known whether Zuma will take the hot seat or answer questions after his request to be furnished with questions beforehand was turned down by commission chairman Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo. His appearance is set for the whole week.
It was preceded by an exchange of correspondence between Zuma’s attorneys and the commission's legal team over six weeks, during which the commission's request for a written undertaking from Zuma to appear before it failed. Zondo then set aside five days for the former president.
Security will be tight at the commission's venue in Parktown, Johannesburg, with only 200 people allowed inside the hall. Arrangements would be made for others to watch the proceedings on large TV screens at the nearby Pieter Roos Park.
- African News Agency (ANA
