Zondo at your Fingertips: The Definitive Guide to the Zondo Report
By Paul Holden. Published by Jacana Media.
The Zondo Commission:
- 400 days of hearings. Over 300 witnesses called. 3171 summonses issued. Transcripts running to 75,069 pages. 1,731,106 pages of documentary evidence submitted in public hearings. 8,655,530 pages printed for public hearings purposes. One petabyte of data, equal to 1,000 terabytes, or 1,000,000 gigabytes, collected and retained by the Commission. 19 Volumes of findings totalling 4,750 pages.
- R57 billion spent on Gupta related contracts.
- R16 billion scored by the Guptas in kickbacks and dodgy deals.
- The cost to the country: immense.
- The damage: ongoing.
The Zondo Commission’s reports and findings are fundamental to understanding South Africa’s past and future – but their length and intensity may leave them largely unread. Paul Holden unpacks the Commission’s findings, condensing its narratives and demystifying legal language to make the Commission’s work accessible to all. Holden is well placed to do this as he gave detailed evidence to the Commission on the hard evidence of State Capture – when, where and how the money flowed, and how much it all cost the people of South Africa.
