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South Africa: Zuma accused of ‘state capture’

SOUTH AFRICA’S ombudsman dropped her latest attack on the ANC government yesterday on her last day in the job.

Thuli Madonsela put the boot in one last time with her interim report on alleged “state capture” by the wealthy Indian Gupta family.

The outgoing ombudsman claims that President Jacob Zuma applied for a court order to stop its publication resulting in the release of the report being postponed.

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