国际英语资讯:Legal clash at state capture inquiry prompts Zumas testimony postponed in S. Africa
<p><span word="JOHANNESBURG">JOHANNESBURG</span>, <span word="July">July</span> 17-- <span word="Proceedings">Proceedings</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="capture">capture</span> <span word="inquiry">inquiry</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="adjourned">adjourned</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="disagreements">disagreements</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Jacob">Jacob</span> <span word="Zuma">Zuma</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="legal">legal</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="commission">commission</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="legal">legal</span> <span word="representatives">representatives</span>.</p><p><span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="hearings">hearings</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="postponed">postponed</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="Zuma">Zuma</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="advocate">advocate</span> <span word="Muzi">Muzi</span> <span word="Sikhakhane">Sikhakhane</span> <span word="raised">raised</span> <span word="objections">objections</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="client">client</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="questioned">questioned</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="view">view</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="client">client</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="false">false</span> <span word="pretenses">pretenses</span>. <span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="clear">clear</span>, <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="confirmed">confirmed</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="cross">cross</span> <span word="examined">examined</span>," <span word="Sikhakhane">Sikhakhane</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="inquiry">inquiry</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="adjourned">adjourned</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="commission">commission</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="evidence">evidence</span> <span word="leader">leader</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="legal">legal</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="Paul">Paul</span> <span word="Pretorius">Pretorius</span> <span word="accused">accused</span> <span word="Zuma">Zuma</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="legal">legal</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="wanting">wanting</span> <span word="to">to</span> "<span word="control">control</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="commission">commission</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="conducting">conducting</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="job">job</span>."</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="commission">commission</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="chairperson">chairperson</span>, <span word="deputy">deputy</span> <span word="chief">chief</span> <span word="justice">justice</span> <span word="Raymond">Raymond</span> <span word="Zondo">Zondo</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="legal">legal</span> <span word="teams">teams</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="meet">meet</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="forward">forward</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="resuming">resuming</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="therefore">therefore</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="adjourn">adjourn</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="proceedings">proceedings</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="confident">confident</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="reasonable">reasonable</span> <span word="prospects">prospects</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="forward">forward</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="found">found</span>," <span word="Zondo">Zondo</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="eight">eight</span> <span word="witnesses">witnesses</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="testified">testified</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="commission">commission</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="implicated">implicated</span> <span word="Zuma">Zuma</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="allegations">allegations</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="corruption">corruption</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="nepotism">nepotism</span>.</p><p><span word="Former">Former</span> <span word="Public">Public</span> <span word="Enterprises">Enterprises</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Barbara">Barbara</span> <span word="Horgan">Horgan</span> <span word="accused">accused</span> <span word="Zuma">Zuma</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="interfering">interfering</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="minister">minister</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Zuma">Zuma</span> <span word="preferred">preferred</span> <span word="Siyabonga">Siyabonga</span> <span word="Gama">Gama</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="appointed">appointed</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="owned">owned</span> <span word="entity">entity</span> <span word="Transnet">Transnet</span> <span word="CEO">CEO</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="though">though</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="candidate">candidate</span>.</p>
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