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EBRAHIM FAKIR: Instigation, insurrection & informality – eroding the rule of law
Acceding to ludicrous demands made by Jacob Zuma supporters threatens the fabric of the rule of law and rule by law, writes Ebrahim Fakir.
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JUDITH FEBRUARY: Jacob Zuma’s actions are worthy of our collective contempt
Had Jacob Zuma been a leader with a jot of care for his country or the livelihoods of those on the margins, he would have acceded to the rule of law and indicated as much to his supporters. But his playbook is naked self-interest, writes Judith February.
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ConCourt reserves judgment in Zuma's rescission bid
Former President Jacob Zuma has served five days of a 15-month sentence so far for contempt of court for snubbing the state capture commission after being ordered to give evidence by the court.
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Mpofu: ConCourt made fundamental rescindable errors with Zuma conviction
Advocate Dali Mpofu, representing Jacob Zuma, has argued at length on the reasons why his client should be released from jail.
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Consitution rules supreme over ConCourt, Zuma's legal team argues
Zuma wants the Constitutional Court to rescind his 15-month sentence, it slapped on him earlier this month.
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ICYMI - The Roundtable: What fault lines in our democracy does the Jacob Zuma saga reveal?
Eyewitness News Editor-in-Chief Mahlatse Mahlase in conversation with Judith February, lawyer and columnist for Eyewitness News; Amanda Gouws, Professor of Political Science at the University of Stellenbosch; and Bheki Mngomezulu, Professor of Political Science at the University of the Western Cape on Inside EWN: The Roundtable.
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WATCH LIVE: ConCourt hears Zuma's rescission request
In a 34-page affidavit, Zuma asked the apex court to 'reassess whether it acted within the Constitution, or erroneously, beyond the powers vested in the court by the Constitution.'
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ConCourt to hear Zuma's rescission application
Former President Jacob Zuma filed papers to the apex court to rescind the verdict, citing health concerns among other reasons.
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Zuma’s ConCourt rescission application likely to fail, warns legal expert
Legal expert Tyrone Mnguni said Jacob Zuma’s rescission application to the apex court which will be heard on Monday is likely to fail.
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PMB High Court had no jurisdiction over Zuma bid to suspend arrest, says judge
The High Court dismissed the application on Friday., with Judge Jerome Mnguni deciding that the Constitutional Court was the appropriate authority to hear the application.
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WATCH LIVE: PMB High Court's judgment on Zuma's stay of arrest bid
The country's apex court ruled last week that the former president was in contempt when he disregarded a directive that he must appear and testify at the state capture commission and sentenced him to 15 months in jail.
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Lamola: PMB court, ConCourt decisions will determine length of Zuma prison stay
Zuma wants the High Court to suspend his sentence until the Constitutional Court hears and decides his application to rescind his 15-month sentence.
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PMB High Court to deliver judgment in Zuma's bid for stay of sentence
Jacob Zuma's lawyer Dali Mpofu told Judge Bhekisisa Mnguni that the former president would be prejudiced by the sentence – but counsel for the Helen Suzman Foundation and the state capture commission opposed Zuma's application.
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HSF: Zuma arrest has boosted public confidence in state's ability to uphold law
Legal researcher at the Helen Suzman Foundation, Christopher Fisher, said that the government did its job in terms of carrying out the order of the Constitutional Court.
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FUL: Jacob Zuma’s jailing a bright day for SA’s constitutional democracy
Freedom Under Law’s chief executive officer, Nicole Fritz, said that Jacob Zuma’s jailing to serve his 15-month sentence for contempt underlined the central principle of the Constitution, equality under the law.
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Lamola: Zuma not receiving any special treatment in jail
Justice Minister Ronald Lamola said that the medical assessments being done on Zuma were standard procedure to determine how he would be incarcerated and Zuma would be placed in isolation for the first 14 days in line with COVID-19 regulations.
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In contempt of court? Why you don't need a trial to be jailed
Former President Jacob Zuma is from this week spending time behind bars at the Estcourt Correctional Centre in KwaZulu-Natal after being found guilty of contempt of court by the Constitutional Court, which ordered he be jailed for 15 months.
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SA wakes up to strengthened democracy: Zuma's arrest welcomed
The Nelson Mandela Foundation said Jacob Zuma's arrest sent a strong message to the world and to his supporters, that South Africa wouldn't allow impunity no matter who you are.
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Zuma’s Stalingrad defence fails as he goes to prison
This year is a very different year for Jacob Zuma and is a stark contrast to 2008 when he was flanked by powerful leaders.
