Spy tapes
NPA: Zuma's application to question spy tapes witnesses shouldn't be entertained
On Monday, former President Jacob Zuma made an application in the Pietermaritzburg High Court for a postponement of his arms deal fraud and corruption trial.
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ANALYSIS: After ConCourt judgment, things get sticky for once Teflon-like Zuma
Former President Jacob Zuma has five days to present himself for arrest to serve a 15-month jail sentence for contempt of court following the judgment handed down by the Constitutional Court on Tuesday morning.
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Zuma: I’m being victimised because I’m black
Former President Jacob Zuma faces charges of fraud, corruption and racketeering linked to the arms deal.
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It makes no sense: Zuma on why he's appealing High Court ruling
Jacob Zuma was addressing supporters outside court on Tuesday, where he said he’d file an application for leave to appeal the High Court judgment which dismissed his application for permanent stay of prosecution .
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Analyst: Zuma doesn’t want his day in court, expect another delay
Earlier this year, the former president, who faces charges of corruption, money laundering and racketeering related to the multi-billion-rand arms deal, argued in court why he wanted his case to be struck off the roll.
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Zuma finally gets his day in court as trial to get under way
On Friday, a full bench of judges dismissed his application for a permanent stay of prosecution, saying he failed to prove to the court that there are no reasonable and probable grounds for his successful prosecution.
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Attempts to assassinate my character started in the 90s - Zuma
Testifying at the state capture commission on Monday, Jacob Zuma answered to some of the major controversial claims of corruption levied against him.
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Wim Trengove: Zuma can’t rely on spy tapes for permanent stay of prosecution
Former president Jacob Zuma’s lawyers have used excerpts from the spy tapes to argue that the case against him is politically motivated.
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Zuma: NPA undermining my rights like apartheid regime did
When he addressed his supporters outside the Pietermaritzburg High Court, Jacob Zuma told them he was being treated the same way the apartheid government treated suspects.
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Jiba: 'Husband's pardon had no role in spy tapes decision'
Then President Jacob Zuma pardoned Jiba's husband in 2010, just months after she was elevated to the position of deputy prosecutions boss and the spy tapes matter first appeared in court.
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Mokgoro Inquiry gives Willie Hofmeyr time to consult with senior counsel
On Wednesday, Willie Hofmeyr lodged the objection to being cross-examined by Nomgcobo Jiba’s legal team on certain aspects of that 2017 Supreme Court of Appeal ruling.
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[EXPLAINER] What are Jacob Zuma’s chances of a stay of prosecution?
The former president’s lawyers were given until 16 November to submit the application to bring to a halt his corruption trial that has faced numerous postponements.
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Zuma: DA should’ve raised legal fees issue years ago
Jacob Zuma’s counsel told the court that the DA knew as far back as 2008 that the state attorney’s office was paying his legal fees.
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Court expected to hear DA application over Zuma legal fees
The DA wants the court to declare that the state is not liable for the costs incurred by former President Jacob Zuma in his personal capacity in criminal prosecutions against him.
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[OPINION] The politics of spectacle
Judith February says Julius Malema and Jacob Zuma are politicians cut from the same cloth – opportunistic and self-serving.
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[ANALYSIS] Why Zuma’s trial matters for SA’s constitutional democracy
South Africans expect former president Zuma him to take responsibility and remedy his undemocratic and unconstitutional behaviour.
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DA: Zuma continues to receive special treatment from Abrahams
On Monday, the NPA boss announced the president has until the end of January to submit his representations to explain why he should not be prosecuted for corruption and fraud.
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Abrahams grants Zuma extension to make corruption representations
President Zuma’s lawyers cited prior litigation commitments as well as the complexity of the matter at hand when they asked for a deadline extension.
