'A dry sense of humour appeared to be another delay tactic employed by Nhleko whenever Zondo turned up the heat,' observed Mawande AmaShabalala.
Nkosinathi Nhleko was full of jokes as he took the Zondo commission on a merry-go-round on Tuesday, stretching the scheduled half-day's testimony into a likely third day.Barely a month after MPs expressed concern about the state capture commission’s runaway costs, with R700m already spent since its formation, it appears that belt-tightening is a long way away.
As if this was not enough, Nhleko’s strategy, it would appear, was to get the commission engaged in futile merry-go-round without making much progress. Zondo noticed this and, more than once, got agitated. He told Nhleko - who had a history lesson to every question - that “it would help us make better progress if you just answer the question”.That was not the end of it.
Barely two hours later, Zondo acquiesced to another Nhleko request, with the lunch break taken early.
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