2016 has been the year of state capture, where private interests began to subsume public power. The State of Capture report by former public protector Thuli Madonsela investigated how deeply South Africa is ensnared. Yet, President Jacob Zuma ended the year emboldened, despite a political crisis. Did 2016 mark the end of capture or its start? Here are two timelines of events:
- Zuma's Umkhonto weSizwe Party 'forged’ signatures to meet IEC threshold
- Russian cargo planes in SA to ferry military equipment to DRC
- SSA targets SABC news head after Ramaphosa audio leak of plan to act against critical media
- R6bn in mismanaged pensions: Workers lose out as employers fail to transfer contributions
- Struggling Limpopo municipality spends R5m on gravel bridge without risk assesment
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Peter “Mashata” Mabuse is the latest celebrity to be murdered by criminals. What do you think must be done to stem the tide of serious crime in South Africa?
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Police minister must retire
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