President Zuma to challenge State of Capture report

President Zuma has previously indicated that he is unhappy with the contents of the report, which explores his relationship with the controversial Gupta family. 

One of the respondents in the case, The Council for the Advancement of the South African Constitution, has welcomed the filing of the papers.

CASAC's Lawson Naidoo says they are happy that the president seems to be moving with speed to try and resolve the issue.

"We wrote to the president earlier this week saying to him that this is an urgent issue and needs to be dealt with expeditiously, and that if he did not act within ten days we would take the matter to court," Naidoo says. 

It has been just over a week since the Presidency indicated that it would challenge the contents of Madonsela's report.

Naidoo says the president has done the correct thing by taking his concerns on review to the court.

"We trust that the courts will deal with the matter expeditiously," Naidoo says. 

One of the bones of contention is the recommendation by Madonsela that president Zuma set up a commission of inquiry to investigate state capture. President Zuma believes only he is able to decide whether to set up a commission of inquiry.

"There are conflicting issues. Obviously in terms of the constitution the president is allocated the responsibility to establish judicial commissions of inquiry. But the constitution also provides that the president and other members of the executive must act in a way to avoid conflicts of interest," Naidoo says.