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WATCH LIVE: #StateCaptureInquiry - Day 8
(via SABC)
31 Aug 2018
Zondo thanks Kaufmann and Hellman for their input, says he has
Proceedings adjourn for the day.
31 Aug 2018
Kaufmann speaks about the importance of an uncompromised and healthy judicial
Kaufmann also goes on to explain how absolutely critical transparency is, as well as accountability.
31 Aug 2018
Kaufmann does
31 Aug 2018
Hellman says the
31 Aug 2018
Kaufmann deals with state capture and state-owned enterprises, and Hellman expands on his explanation.
31 Aug 2018
The legal team asks Kaufmann and Hellman to expand on their statement that "state capture is a product of the systemic failure of governance".
31 Aug 2018
Kaufmann explains the far-reaching consequences of state capture on a country's economy, cites examples of countries going through a recession.
31 Aug 2018
Kaufmann cites a paper called "Legal Corruption", says state capture networks use illicit means to override laws governing conflicts, executive ethics, lobbying, etc.
31 Aug 2018
Kauffmann says in countries where there is also a thriving media, where there is civic space (healthy civil society), and civil liberties, there is a much better chance of addressing the challenge of state capture.
31 Aug 2018
Hellman: With state capture, it is a form of corruption that affects the very formation of laws, rules and regulations, so that the "laws, rules and regulations were shaped to the advantage of individuals or firms and they were using their close relationship to politicians and public officials in order to actually shape the legal system and indeed, the very nature of the state, to their own advantage."
Hellman explains how state capture differs from "administrative corruption".
31 Aug 2018
Hellman commends the commission for their efforts, and for the country's "systematic" approach in understanding and dealing with state capture.
31 Aug 2018
The expert witnesses
31 Aug 2018
The video link with the expert witnesses has been established. Proceedings to resume shortly.
31 Aug 2018
Williams is excused as a witness
Williams will return on Monday at 10:00 to continue with her testimony.
31 Aug 2018
Advocate Paul Pretorius now consulting with Zondo on the matter of Manyi's text to Williams while she was on a brief break from delivering testimony at the commission of inquiry.
Pretorius reminds Zondo that it is an "
The regulations also allow Zondo to summon Manyi to explain his conduct.
The safety of the witnesses at the commission