Former president Jacob Zuma has been denied leave to appeal the dismissal of his “special plea” to remove lead prosecutor advocate Billy Downer from his corruption trial. Pietermaritzburg high court Judge Piet Koen on Wednesday ruled the…
Jacob Zuma’s spokesperson Mzwanele Manyi has shed some light on the former president’s condition in prison, saying he is “having serious issues” there. Zuma is serving a 15-month jail sentence for contempt of court at the Estcourt…
Former president Jacob Zuma has officially handed himself over and is in police custody. Both national SAPS spokesman Brig Vish Naidoo and police ministry spokeswoman Lirandzu Themba confirmed the news. Naidoo said: “I can confirm that…
An eight-vehicle motorcade pulled out of the Zuma family’s Nkandla homestead about 11.15pm on Wednesday night, but it was not immediately clear whether former president Jacob Zuma was in one of the vehicles. The vehicles left in the…
The former president’s lawyers say in a letter to the Constitutional Court that police had informed them that they would make an arrest on Wednesday. Former president Jacob Zuma made an eleventh-hour appeal on Wednesday night to stop his…
According to well-placed SAPS sources, members of the air wing unit are on standby in Empangeni, about 130km from Jacob Zuma’s homestead The KwaZulu-Natal police’s air wing unit has been placed on standby for possible deployment to…
Police minister Bheki Cele has arrived in KwaZulu-Natal as the deadline for the arrest of former president Jacob Zuma looms. Cele was mandated by the Constitutional Court to ensure Zuma is taken into custody by the end of Wednesday to…
Organisers of the superspreader event outside former president Jacob Zuma’s Nkandla home will be brought to book‚ the ANC said on Tuesday. Scores of ANC supporters descended on Nkandla in KwaZulu-Natal on Sunday in anticipation that Zuma…
Former public protector Prof Thuli Madonsela says she is “baffled” that some citizens face arrest for the violation of lockdown regulations‚ while those organising rallies seemingly escape accountability. SA is under alert level 4‚ which…
In a last-ditch attempt to save himself from prison, former president Jacob Zuma will file court papers at the Constitutional Court on Friday. Two independent sources have confirmed Zuma briefed advocate Dali Mpofu and would be filing his…
Former president Jacob Zuma is guilty of contempt of court for failure to comply with an order of the Constitutional Court to honour a summons to appear before the state capture commission, the apex court found on Tuesday. Handing down…
Jacob Zuma’s lawyers may have withdrawn ahead of his corruption trial next month but the former president has at least one offer to be represented for free. South African human rights attorney Richard Spoor took to Twitter on Thursday to…
A leaked recording of ANC deputy secretary-general Jessie Duarte advising former president Jacob Zuma against appearing at the state capture inquiry has triggered mixed reactions on social media. The leaked audio clip is from last month’s…
ANC deputy secretary-general Jessie Duarte told the party’s national officials she believes former president Jacob Zuma should not appear before deputy chief justice Raymond Zondo at the state capture inquiry he chairs. She told the…
The Umkhonto we Sizwe Military Veterans Association (MKMVA) will visit former president Jacob Zuma at Nkandla on Thursday to show their unwavering support for his defiance campaign. “As MKMVA, we had taken a resolution a long time ago in…
