The Zondo Commission is now the Ground Zero of our pre-election politics, with claims inside the venue being loudly fought through protests outside the Braamfontein building. Furious attacks are being levied upon those who are testifying under oath, with political players fearing damage either to them personally or to their short- and long-term interests. At the same time, there has been speculation about why Luthuli House in general, and President Cyril Ramaphosa in particular, have remained silent in the face of the fiercely personal attacks on State Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan and his family. The ANC has now confirmed that it will respond to those attacks, and to the attacks on the commission itself, on Thursday. Their response will be closely watched by those attempting to sift the tea leaves carried on the currents of the ANC’s internal dynamics.