The state’s bid to have a trial date set was stymied by Zuma’s counsel signalling that he was seeking leave to appeal
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The delay has been forced by the former president’s latest application challenging the standing of state prosecutor Billy Downer
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The high court will next month hear applications by the state prosecutor and journalist Karyn Maughan to have the case against them set aside
Zuma’s legal team confirm it will soon file for Billy Downer to be removed as prosecutor
Ex-president has run out options in his bid to overturn the the high court’s 2021 dismissal of his challenge to the standing of state prosecutor Billy Downer
The former president’s 11th-hour bid to appeal to the apex court on his standing as a prosecutor was not properly filed, hence the arms deal trial should resume
It’s the latest, and last available, attempt to appeal the dismissal of his plea that Billy Downer and the NPA can’t prosecute him in the arms deal case
The apex court said it was not in the interests of justice to allow an appeal in this instance
NPA prosecutor says the sum is needed as security for legal defence costs in a matter seen as another bid by Zuma to delay his arms deal trial
The prosecuting authority is expecting more attacks on prosecutors as more state capture cases are enrolled
Judge Piet Koen has postponed the arms deal case again pending a pronouncement from the constitutional court on Zuma’s application for leave to appeal
Former president argues that SCA president Mandisa Maya misdirected herself when she dismissed his appeal
The former president has been issued with a certificate from the National Prosecuting Authority that allows him to pursue a case against the state prosecutor
The former president’s counsel told the high court he suffered a medical emergency, before pleading that the trial be delayed pending his latest attempt at securing the removal of the state prosecutor
Judge Piet Koen said there was no reasonable prospect of success for an appeal on the dismissal of Zuma’s plea to have Billy Downer removed as prosecutor and it was in the interest of all that his criminal trial resumes
Jacob Zuma has laid charges claiming that Billy Downer, and the NPA, have irredeemably tainted the arms deal corruption charges that have haunted him since 2005
The full impact of the former president’s health status on his trial remains unclear
The former president’s undisclosed illness looks set to force another delay in a trial almost two decades in the making
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The former president has written to the Nelson Mandela Foundation, requesting documents that he says will prove his innocence
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Judge Piet Koen granted the former president’s application for a postponement but will only decide in August whether to grant an order that a virtual hearing would be inconsistent with Zuma’s rights
The NPA argued there was no need for Zuma to testify in the special plea application to have Billy Downer removed as prosecutor and, hence, no need to postpone the matter
The former president argues that the National Prosecuting Authority is so deeply compromised that it cannot lawfully lead evidence against him
Veteran prosecutor Billy Downer argues the former president is not entitled to recycle arguments dismissed by the high court as he seeks acquittal on arms-deal charges
A political trial within a trial is indicated after Zuma’s counsel’s raise the spectre of oral evidence in its move for the prosecutor’s removal and for charges to be dropped
The new counsel for the former president read part of his plea for the prosecutor’s removal and ultimately his acquittal out in court
The former president’s application to remove Billy Downer as prosecutor comes as he runs out of road in more than one legal battle
Judge Piet Koen orders a brief delay to give Zuma’s lawyer time to enter a plea that Downer has no authority to prosecute the matter
The long-running arms deal case is heading for further delays after Zuma’s attorney and senior counsel withdrew at the 11th hour
The former president is looking for new pro bono legal counsel
to defend him on arms deal charges, on the brink of the matter going to trial after 17 years
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Eric Mabuza notified the high court and NPA of his decision just weeks before the former president goes on trial for corruption
The court said the ‘funding tap’ for Zuma’s private legal matters had been turned on unlawfully
It’s taken 17 years for the former president to stand trial for allegedly taking bribes. Expect more prevarication at his 17 May court date