On the one hand, it’s a good thing that Jacob Zuma is being put under the microscope at the Zondo commission of inquiry into state capture. One of the most talked-about parts of the day was when Zuma named Ngoako Ramatlhodhi, the former minister of mineral resources that Zuma hired, fired and replaced with Mosebenzi Zwane, as an apartheid spy recruited in Lesotho. So, Zuma knew the guy was an apartheid spy, but appointed him to the position of minister of mineral resources? There are few accusations worse than calling an ANC member an apartheid spy, but given that Ramatlhodhi has spoken out about Zuma, apparently that was fair game. Zuma also claimed that businessman Johann Rupert threatened to “shut down the country” if he fires Pravin Gordhan as finance minister.