Kodwa takes court fight with Zondo to street

Ex-minister says commission a waste of money and ignored evidence of real state capture

- By Mawande AmaShabalala

Frustrated ANC national executive committee member Zizi Kodwa has taken his court battle with retired chief justice Raymond Zondo into the streets, accusing the jurist of dodging real accountability.

Zondo failed to file responding papers almost a year after Kodwa launched a review application early this year against him and the commission to declare his adverse findings against the politician unlawful and set aside.

In his findings, which resulted in Kodwa resigning from his position as minister of sports, arts and culture, Zondo claimed that the R1-million he received from businessman Jehan Mackay of EHO was a kickback to secure tenders for him or his entity.

Despite Kodwa filing papers to challenge Zondo's findings, which torpedoed his political career and left a smudge on his image, Zondo has not moved a needle to defend himself, prompting Kodwa to launch a vitriolic attack on the legal eagle outside the courtroom.

"Zondo was stage-managed and failed to deal with the real capture of the soul of our constitutional democracy, but rather pursued a political agenda," Kodwa fired off during an interview with Sunday World this week.