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Former SABC boss Hlaudi Motsoeneng admits he tried to pass matric at age 23, but failed

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Former SABC COO Hlaudi Motsoeneng on Tuesday, 10 September 2019, took to the witness stand at the commission of inquiry into state capture to defiantly defend himself against accusations that he had lied about having a matric qualification.

“I have written matric … but …. I, I … didn’t pass that matric,” he admitted.

Motsoeneng is giving evidence relating to the public broadcaster and his time working for the SABC, which was steeped in controversy.

On Monday, former chair of the SABC board, Dr Ben Ngubane told the commission that Motsoeneng was appointed because of his people skills.

Ngubane told the commission that Motsoeneng was appointed though it was known he did not possess a matric certificate or a tertiary qualification.

Ngubane further denied at the commission that he had altered a job advertisement for the COO specifically to accommodate Motsoeneng.

On Tuesday, Motsoeneng told the chairperson of the commission, Deputy Chief Justic
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ANC stalwarts reacted to Zuma’s haunting week at the State Capture Inquiry: “He’s a spineless thug”

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Former president Jacob Zuma may have dug his own grave with his antics at the State Capture Inquiry. His own brotherhood of ANC cadres has turned against him after he made startling allegations about some of them.

In what turned out to be one of the most dramatic weeks of deputy chief justice Raymond Zondo’s commission of inquiry into state capture, Jacob Zuma kept the ratings of news networks peaking with the shocking accusations he levelled against his comrades.

Jacob Zuma stirs disruption within ANC factions
Zuma went from alleging that he has outsmarted three intelligence agencies — two of whom are supposedly of foreign origin — tasked with assassinating him, and his character, for 29 years; to hinting that he may have knowledge on the ANC mole who sold SACP leader, Chris Hani, out to the apartheid government.

All of this he achieved in five days. However, his utterances about ANC veterans such as former SANDF General, Siphiwe Ny
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VIDEO: Jacob Zuma Still Can’t Count! Is Zuma Deliberately Fumbling To Avoid Questions at Zondo Commission?

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A new Jacob Zuma fumbling video has gone viral of him battling his number one enemy – numbers! It is an embarrassing yet well known fact that numbers are former president Jacob Zuma’s number one enemy. A video of the embattled politician fumbling over digits at the State Capture Inquiry has gone viral.

More than 30! That’s how many times Zuma failed to answer questions at state capture inquiry!

Whilst testifying at the Zondo Commission of Inquiry into State Capture is a stressful situation, Zuma did not disappoint no doubt bored but giggling South Africans.
The video shows Msholozi battling his long-time foe, trying to get on the same page as the rest of the room. Zuma can be seeing paging through a file at the inquiry, with Deputy Chief Justice Raymond
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Natasha Mazzone (DA) fears Eskom could plunge SA into a “Chinese debt trap”, China is already taking countries for bad debts

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The revelations about Eskom are pouring in from the state capture inquiry. Natasha Mazzone believes their secret deals with China are “risky business”.

We’ve experienced a shuddering last few days at the state capture inquiry. Former Eskom executives who were present when the rot of corruption set in have lifted the lid on some pretty heinous behaviour: It’s been enough to convince Shadow Public Enterprises Minister Natasha Mazzone that the utility has put South Africa on a precipice.

Eskom’s risky business
Well, where do we start? We heard on Friday that ex-Chief Financial Officer Anoj Singh wanted to jump head-first into a R25 billion loan with Chinese firm Huarong Energy. Eskom treasurer Andre Pillay told the commission that the crippling financial deal only fell at the final hurdle when terms couldn’t be agreed later down the line.

Then you’ve got the jaw-dropping situation with Tegata: Eskom gave
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