Duduzane Zuma on corruption charges – ‘I have faced the music’

The son of former president Jacob Zuma, Duduzane has once again laid his cards on the table, responding to the controversy that has followed his family, including recent developments surrounding the State Capture Inquiry, in which he is considered a key figure.

In an interview with SABC 3 talkshow Trending SA, Zuma defended his father, who is expected to appear before the commission – which has seen at least 34 witnesses implicate him in corruption. The inquiry is reported to also be looking into the former president and his family’s finances.

When asked what he thought about his father’s pending issues with the commission, he said:

“My advice for him is to do what he needs to do. He understands the background and understands what issues he has been facing but if he’s feeling like he is being treated unconstitutionally, then that’s for him to do”

No stranger to controversy himself – Zuma jnr is also accused of helping his father in facilitating the looting of critical state entities, including the SABC and Eskom. Former finance deputy minister Mcebisi Jonas once testified how Duduzane took him to a meeting with the Guptas where he was offered R600 million if he agreed to replace Nhlanhla Nene as finance minister.

As if that wasn’t enough, Duduzane was also found guilty of culpable homicide. His luxury sports car collided with a taxi on Johannesburg’s M1 in 2014, killing passenger Phumzile Dube.

“I have faced the music. I have been in front of more than one judge. I have been in front of the commission. I don’t know how much more people want me to say,” he said.

Duduzane: Deal with corruption ‘in a correct manner’

Imaginably, Zuma is not entirely impressed with the Hawks and their efforts to arrest a number of high-profile individuals, including former ANC MP Vincent Smith and businessman Edwin Sodi.

“If we deal with corruption, let’s deal with corruption in a correct manner. Let’s not arrest people and charge people without having due the processes that lead up to the arrest and investigations not properly done and in some instances charge sheets not formulated,” he added.