In Monday's papers, the secretary of the commission is the applicant and the respondents are Zuma, the minister of police and the SAPS.
The former president is in a corner and largely isolated. His only option is to stir the pot so much that it gives him some kind of bargaining power.
Jacob Zuma maintains he will not appear before the state capture commission as long as it’s chaired by Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo whom he accuses of being prejudiced.
African National Congress (ANC) veteran Mavuso Msimang said that his party was in a difficult state and should be embarrassed that Jacob Zuma refused to show up at the state capture commission of inquiry.
Former President Jacob Zuma was a no-show at the State Capture commission of inquiry on Monday 15 February 2021. As a result, the commission will approach the Constitutional Court to find Zuma guilty of contempt of court, and would request a term of imprisonment for him.
The Constitutional Court judgment is a huge victory, not only for journalists and lawyers who stand to benefit directly and immediately, but for broader society.
On Monday, Zuma was a no-show at the state capture commission despite a Constitutional Court ruling ordering him to appear before Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo and testify.
Jacob Zuma was meant to appear before Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo from 15 to 19 February, as compelled by the Constitutional Court when it ruled that the former president oblige and testify.
The party’s provincial leaders have resolved that Zuma’s decision to defy the Constitutional Court and not cooperate with the state capture commission will have devastating consequences for the party and the country.
The Constitutional Court described former President Jacob Zuma’s lack of cooperation with the commission as "reprehensible".
The league said all members of the governing party should cooperate fully with the commission spearheaded by Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo.
While many, including analysts and opposition parties, responded to the statement, the ANC had not revealed an official position on the matter, until today.
In a statement released by party veterans who once called on him to step down as leader of both the country and the ANC, they accuse Jacob Zuma of treating the Zondo Commission and the apex court as if they are beneath him.
EFF leader Julius Malema took to Twitter, asking to hold discussions with Jacob Zuma over tea; he also roped in Ekurhuleni Mayor Mzwandile Masina, a request which the former president heartily agreed to.
The amaBhungane Centre for Investigative Journalism approached the apex court for confirmation of the High Court’s 2017 decision.
Ace Magashule called the province populist and ill-disciplined after it told the Mail & Guardian that Zuma should be disciplined for his threat to defy the Constitutional Court.
Ace Magashule was speaking to journalists in Soweto on Wednesday and defended Jacob Zuma, saying the former leader was a South African who had his own rights.
South Africa’s Constitutional Court rebuke to Jacob Zuma in its latest judgment reminds him that no-one, not even the president, is above the law.
