I want inquiry - just not Thuli's, says Zuma

22 October 2017 - 00:02 By QAANITAH HUNTER

President Jacob Zuma has denied making a commitment to establishing a commission of inquiry into state capture as recommended by former public protector Thuli Madonsela - saying his planned probe was not related to her report.
Zuma made the claim in court papers filed in the High Court in Pretoria, in his application to review Madonsela's State of Capture report.
On Tuesday, the court will hear oral arguments as Zuma seeks to have Madonsela's remedial action declared unconstitutional because the public protector recommended that the judge to head the inquiry be chosen by the chief justice, not the president.
The opposition described Zuma's latest argument as "absurd" and "frankly bizarre"...

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