Those demanding Jacob Zuma’s release claim only the former president can quell unrest, and say it must be a first step to replacing the current political order
‘A serious military operation is yet to come. Once you disrupt Soweto, you have the attention of the country and the world’
Atul and Rajesh Gupta claim the attempt to bring them to stand trial for fraud and money-laundering in the Free State is politically motivated
Mpofu’s argument that Zuma was denied his constitutional rights by apex court’s prison sentence for contempt shot down as ‘absurd’
The former president’s counsel argued that the Constitutional Court could not have the first and final word on Zuma’s fate and further, failed to afford him all his rights
The former president’s application to have his sentence rescinded fails the textbook tests for rescission and sees him persist in the contempt that resulted in a 15-month prison term, the commission argues
The former president’s case fell ‘like a house of cards’ because he approached the high court, which cannot interfere with a constitutional court order
Jacob Zuma met his deadline to hand himself in by minutes but convincing him took much longer
In the absence of any ruling amending that of the apex court, the police minister and commissioner risked being in contempt too if they failed to detain the former president to begin serving his 15-month sentence
The former president is not assured that the high court will find that it has the power to stay the execution of the warrant of his arrest. Even if in turning to the apex court, he is directing himself to the right court at last, it is not clear that it can assist him either