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Zuma’s last legal stand is still politics

Court of public opinion: The growing number of supporters of the former president outside court, such as this military veterans’ association member, could be a sign his strategy is working. Photo: Phill Magakoe/AFP
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Jacob Zuma’s latest bid to have the arms deal charges against him thrown out of court could falter at the first, technical hurdle but he faces several in a strategy that owes more to politics than law.

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