Jacob Zuma was sent to jail for 15 months by the apex court for contempt of court after he violated the court’s order and refused to appear at the state capture commission of inquiry.
Former deputy Justice and Correctional Services Minister, Thabang Makwetla, appeared at the Zondo commission of inquiry into state capture on 5 July 2021, where he was adamant that private contractor Charl Le Roux was making claims against his name when he didn’t even know who he was. #StateCaptureInquiry #ZondoCommission #ThabangMakwetla #CharlLeRoux
"Sending me to jail during the height of a pandemic at my age is the same as sentencing me to death," said President Jacob Zuma on Sunday.
They say there is little room for success given that the Constitutional Court is the country’s final arbiter of the law.
Norma Mngoma returned to the commission of inquiry into state capture for a second day of cross-examination. The attorney for her estranged husband, former Minister Malusi Gigaba, continued his questioning of Mngoma’s testimony after she told the commission that Gigaba was corrupt and often took money from the controversial Gupta family.
The inquiry’s chairperson, Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo briefed journalists earlier on Wednesday, detailing how the commission has sat for 418 days so far and has over 730,000 transcripts to process.
Deputy Chief Justice and chair of the commission of inquiry into state capture, Raymond Zondo, revealed that around R1 billion had been spent on the inquiry for it to do its work. The inquiry began in 2018, and was recently granted a three-month extension to complete its work.
Following the Constitutional Court judgment that sentenced former President Jacob Zuma to 15 months in prison, Deputy Chief Justice and chair of the commission of inquiry into state capture, Raymond Zondo, said he welcomed the court’s decision. Zuma was found guilty of contempt of court for refusing to obey a court order that he testify before the commission and for attacking the authority of the judiciary.
The Deputy Chief Justice on Wednesday addressed a rare media briefing a day after the judgment was handed down by the Constitutional Court.
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.
Defend Our Democracy movement members reacted to the Constitutional Court's ruling that found former President Jacob Zuma guilty of contempt of court and sentenced him to 15 months of imprisonment.
The Constitutional Court sentenced Jacob Zuma to 15 months imprisonment for his defiance of the order of the court that he should comply with summonses issued by the Zondo commission and appear before the commission.
The former president has been ordered to report to the police station either in KwaZulu-Natal of Gauteng by no later than Sunday to start serving his 15-month sentence for refusing to appear before the state capture commission and ignoring the Constitutional Court's instructions to do so.
Earlier on Tuesday the Constitutional Court sentenced former President Jacob Zuma to 15 months in jail for being in contempt of court when he failed to appear and participate at the state capture inquiry.
Earlier on Tuesday the Constitutional Court sentenced Zuma to 15 months in jail, saying he was in contempt of court when he failed to appear and participate at the state capture inquiry.
The Constitutional Court on Tuesday ruled on former President Jacob Zuma's contempt of court ruling.
Taking the stand at the Zondo commission of inquiry into state capture, deputy minister of state security and former ANC spokesperson Zizi Kodwa gave the commission more details on various amounts of money and other favours he received from former EOH executive Jehan Mackay.
Deputy State Security Minister, Zizi Kodwa, on Monday testified about receiving payments and luxury accommodation allegedly in exchange for influencing tenders.
