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AS IT HAPPENED: Zuma offered blank cheque to Nxasana as settlement to vacate office of the NDPP, #StateCaptureInquiry hears

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Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo chairs the judicial commission of inquiry into state capture. (Felix Dlangamandla/Gallo Images)
Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo chairs the judicial commission of inquiry into state capture. (Felix Dlangamandla/Gallo Images)

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12 Jun 2019

Zondo now moves to adjourn proceedings, on the basis that Nxasana will be asked to come back to continue his testimony. Zondo tells Nxasana that arrangements will be made as to when he can come back, and the commission's legal team's will be issuing the notices of implication to all parties implicated in Nxasana's testimony. 

Zondo thanks Nxasana once again, and adjourns proceedings for the day. Back at 09:30 tomorrow morning with another witness.

12 Jun 2019

Pretorius asks if Nxasana asked Zuma to allow him to vacate office, or whether he was forced out. Nxasana says that at no stage did he make a request to Zuma to vacate office.

Nxasana says he had wanted his fitness to hold office tested in an inquiry. 

12 Jun 2019

Ngalwana says that there should be no impediment to Nxasana giving evidence that has already been in the public domain, but any evidence that implicates Jiba "should be held back" until her legal team has had the opportunity to review the evidence.

12 Jun 2019

The issue of the recording in question is brought up, which, apparently, they haven't heard yet. Pretorius says the recording is about eight minutes long, and Zondo suggests that perhaps they could listen to the recording during the lunch break. 

And with that, Zondo calls for the lunch adjournment. Back at 14:00.

12 Jun 2019

Nxasana explains the criteria needed to be able to charge someone with "racketeering", and says one first has to establish some sort of pattern, among other things.

12 Jun 2019

Nxasana says he does not know if the NDPP role was advertised in any way, and also that there was no "formal interview" other than his meeting with Zuma. 

Nxasana says he received a "warm welcome" when he arrived at the NPA offices, and he also received a call from then-minister of justice, Jeff Radebe welcoming him.

Nxasana also says he later learned that Radebe had apparently committed to appointing Nomgcobo Jiba as the permanent NDPP. 

12 Jun 2019

Nxasana describes a call he received from Michael Hulley, telling him former president Jacob Zuma was looking for a candidate to fill the position of NDPP. Nxasana says following his interaction with Hulley - Zuma's advisor - a meeting was set up with Zuma at his official residence in Pretoria.

12 Jun 2019

Back from the break, Nxasana's testimony continues once more.

Pretorius asks Nxasana about the requirements for being appointed as national director of public prosecutions, and then proceeds to ask Nxasana to tell the commission about the circumstances preceding and surrounding his appointment as NDPP in 2013.

12 Jun 2019

More technical difficulties with the live video stream. Another break in proceedings while it is sorted out.

12 Jun 2019

Nxasana explains the structure of deputy national directors of public prosecutions, and explains that all the deputies are essentially equal, and there is no real hierarchy between them. Nxasana further says that the special DPPs and DPPs are on the same level, and drills further down to the prosecutors in different provinces. 

Zondo asks Nxasana if the DPPs are appointed by the president, and Nxasana confirms this, but "it stops there"... Nxasana says the deputy directors are appointed by the NDPP and the minister. 

12 Jun 2019

Back from the technical break, Pretorius directs Nxasana back to his statement, and asks "Who appoints the directors of public prosecutions, other than the national director?"


12 Jun 2019

Pretorius asks Zondo for a short 10-minute adjournment, while technical issues related to the live video stream are sorted out. 

Back in 10mins.

12 Jun 2019

Pretorius, leading Nxasana's evidence today: "For the moment, Mr Nxasana, you recall certain events in relation to some of the appointments and dismissals of national directors of public prosecution, that is not necessary to give a complete record of the events, but merely to highlight and raise questions at this point in time..."

Pretorius directs Nxasana to tell the commission of the events of which he has "at least indirect knowledge". 

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