President Jacob Zuma made an abrupt u-turn on Wednesday when he withdrew his interdict to stop the publication of the public protector’s state capture report.
The report‚ concerning an investigation into complaints regarding any alleged improper and unethical conduct by Zuma and any other persons related to alleged improper relationships with the Gupta family‚ was finalised by former public protector Thuli Madonsela and she meant to release it on her last day in office on October 14.
However‚ the applications by Zuma and Coperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Des van Rooyen to interdict the release of the report thwarted her plans.
We take a look back at Zapiro's cartoons on the Gupta family and state capture report:
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- READ MORE:Van Rooyen visited Guptas 7 days in a row prior to appointment as finance ministerDes van Rooyen visited the Gupta family compound not just once, but seven times, in the days before his appointment as finance minister by President Jacob Zuma in December last year.
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