friday morning: But when the court reconvened on Friday morning after a 48-hour adjournment at his request, the 77-year-old's politician's lawyer, Muzi Sikhakhane, said he would take no further part in proceedings, according to The Guardian. Sikhakhane said Zuma had been subjected to relentless cross-examination in a process that had become political . Late on Friday his legal team said a compromise had been reached and the former president had agreed to submit statements to the inquiry in response to specific questions. Zuma was scheduled to give evidence throughout the week. The inquiry is mandated to investigate allegations of state capture in South Africa during Zuma's presidency, which ended last year when he was ousted amid graft allegations. The report, which stopped short of asserting criminal behaviour had taken place, called for an investigation into whether Zuma, some of his cabinet members and some state companies had acted improperly. It was set up after an ombudsman's report uncovered apparent evidence of improper contact between three wealthy businessmen brothers, Atul, Ajay and Rajesh Gupta, and senior officials in Zuma's administration.
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