South Africa's highly anticipated general elections will be taking place on 8 May 2019. This is a necessary milestone in order for the country to consolidate its democratic mandate and maintain its constitutional order. However, there are serious moral and political questions that remain a puzzle for many South Africans. Some of these problems are playing themselves out at the Commission of Inquiry into State Capture as it continues to unravel the misgovernance of the Zuma administration.