The application for leave to appeal by Jacob Zuma, seeking to have the prosecutor in his corruption trial removed from the case, was dismissed Wednesday. Judge Pief Koeman dismissed the application because he said it lacked reasonable prospects for success. The recently rejected application stems from an earlier judgment issued by the same court on [...]
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South Africa court grants delay in former president Zuma's arms deal trial
The Pietermaritzburg High Court of South Africa granted former President Jacob Zuma’s request for a delay in his arms deals corruption trial on Tuesday. The proceedings were adjourned for three weeks until August 10. The High Court Judge Piet Koen said that the trial in relation to issues raised in the special plea in terms [...]
The South African Constitutional Court Wednesday refused to hear an appeal brought by former president Thabo Mbeki of a lower court ruling that dismissed corruption charges against his rival, African National Congress...
South African prosecutors to appeal invalidation of Zuma charges
The South African National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) announced Thursday it would appeal a Pietermaritzburg High Court judgment invalidating corruption charges against politician Jacob Zuma . The NPA stated...
South Africa High Court invalidates Zuma corruption prosecution
A judge in South Africa's Pietermaritzburg High Court ruled Friday that an earlier decision to prosecute politician Jacob Zuma on corruption charges was procedurally invalid because Zuma was not given the chance...