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Africa-Press<\/a> – South-Africa<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>Johannesburg – Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo\u2019s commission of inquiry into allegations of state capture has been granted another extension to complete its work by June this year.<\/p>\n

This is according to an order issued in the North Gauteng High Court Pretoria, on Tuesday following a formal application made by Justice Zondo in January.<\/p>\n

In his application, Justice Zondo argued that when President Cyril Ramaphosa\u2019s put the country under a national lockdown Level 5, his commission\u2019s work was severely hampered.<\/p>\n

He said due to the Level 5 national lockdown, the commission was not allowed to hold public hearings from March 2020 to May 2020 and, as a result of logistical arrangements that had to be made before the public hearings could resume, the commission could not hold public hearings in June 2020.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe investigators were generally not able to travel across provincial borders to seek out and consult with potential witnesses,\u201d Justice Zondo said.<\/p>\n

The extension was granted until June 30 after none of the parties including Ramaphosa, EFF and Public Protector and others opposed it.<\/p>\n

Ramaphosa is now expected to amend the proclamation and to set a date for Justice Zondo to submit his final report.<\/p>\n

This was the third extension granted since the commission was founded in 2018 following a proclamation issued by the then-president Jacob Zuma.<\/p>\n

In his second application, which was coincidentally also issued during the same period last year, Zondo cited different reasons for his application.<\/p>\n

Judge Zondo had submitted, in his application for a 10-month extension to complete his work until March 2021, that Zuma\u2019s proclamation had widened the scope of the commission of the inquiry.<\/p>\n

Judge Zondo said if Zuma\u2019s proclamation was followed to the letter, it meant the commission would only be able to complete its work after four to six years.<\/p>\n

Judge Zondo said he would ask Ramaphosa to refer other \u201cgeneral corruption matters\u201d to the law enforcement agencies to investigate.<\/p>\n

He also cited various matters to be heard. The then Judge Wendy Hughes issued a final extension until March 2021 \u2013 but the outbreak of Covid-19 pandemic affected Zondo\u2019s work which prompted the latest ruling in his favour.<\/p>\n

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