The French arms company says the death of two key defence witnesses has hurt its case
The state had pleaded with Judge Nkosinathi Chili to dismiss the application and set a trial date in the arms deal corruption case against the former president
Judge Nkosinathi Chili said Zuma would not be prejudiced if the matter is removed from the roll pending his bid to appeal the invalidation of the private prosecution
The state’s bid to have a trial date set was stymied by Zuma’s counsel signalling that he was seeking leave to appeal
The former president sought to challenge the court’s finding that his private prosecution of the president was unlawful and invalid
The summons was based on a certificate that gave the former president no cover to pursue a private prosecution against his successor
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
The National Prosecuting Authority has argued that the former president’s latest legal arguments are designed to delay his trial
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
The former president’s counsel told the high court he suffered a medical emergency.
Judge Piet Koen set 11 April 2022 as the date for the arms deal trial to commence and if Zuma’s counsel signalled that they may seek leave to appeal, this is highly unlikely to force an umpteenth delay
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 former president was absent from court, but his counsel argued that health matters be left aside, so as to hear his case for the removal of Billy Downer
The former president’s undisclosed illness looks set to force another delay in a trial almost two decades in the making
The former president’s foundation claims the NPA has not demanded he be assessed by a second doctor, but says he would be within his rights to refuse
Mogoeng chided for tongue-lashing
Despite the public interest in the ruling, the commission’s deadline has become irrelevant as it abandoned hope of forcing the former president to testify
The former president argues that if he succeeds in having Billy Downer removed as prosecutor, the charges should be dropped
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
Eric Mabuza notified the high court and NPA of his decision just weeks before the former president goes on trial for corruption
The former president’s lawyers asked last week that he be excused from appearing in person, although no such arrangements were made for his snubbing of the Zondo commission