The glitter of the Zondo Commission is fast fading

By Sipho SeepeStripped of all the hype, the Judicial Commission of Inquiry into Allegations of State Capture, Corruption, and Fraud in the Public Sector including Organs of State (dubbed Zondo Commission), which took almost four years to complete, and the expenditure of more than R1 billion, has not led to successful prosecutions. The reasons are not hard to find.Max Rainer of SchoemanLaw Inc assists us in dispelling exaggerated expectations of what commissions of inquiry can achieve. To paraphrase Rainer: First, commissions of inquiry are distinct from court proceedings insofar as they…