The Pietermaritzburg high court has reserved judgment on the former president’s urgent application to stay his warrant of arrest, leaving it moot whether the police will respect a deadline by the apex court to take him into custody before midnight on Wednesday
Dali Mpofu ‘kitchen-sinked’ the case for jurisdiction, but the Zondo commission will counter that the former president’s only avenue is the apex court
But the ANC’s national executive committee also said the interests of an individual cannot take precedence over the rule of law
The police minister and commissioner argue that they should not enforce the arrest warrant for the former president while he tries to have his sentence set aside
The Zondo commission is arguing that the high court has no jurisdiction over the warrant for his arrest or his claim that his constitutional rights have been violated
Prime minister to Zulu monarch says amabutho acted without permission of royal family
In court papers, the commission argues that his application for rescission of his 15-month sentence fails the test of the court rule on which it seeks to rely
The former head of state claims he has been persecuted for more than 20 years
In an address to his supporters, the former president referred to a conspiracy against him, involving Thuli Madonsela, the judiciary and his political rivals
ANC leaders’ negotiations with Zuma fall flat causing party leaders to call on presumptive Zulu monarch to take action
Courts do have a crucial role in political cases but alternative dispute resolution mechanisms should be considered
The commission will oppose the former president’s application and was directed to file papers to the court next week
The ex-president will be imprisoned for contempt of court, like a local Al Capone. Whether the NPA pursues state capture charges remains to be seen
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After all, it would be hard to appear on the arms deal corruption case if he were serving time for contempt of court and the Zondo inquiry
The former president pleads that he never attended to attract the fire of the constitutional court with his quest for Zondo’s recusal
Jacob Zuma’s relentless attack on the judiciary had a setback when the constitutional court sentenced him to 15 months for contempt. But will this achieve its purpose?
The former president’s lawyers on Friday gave notice that they would be bringing urgent application in both the apex and high courts
ANC leaders are to ask deputy secretary general Jesse Duarte discuss his 15-month sentence and to call on his supporters to return to their homes
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This Constitutional Court ruling comes at an inconvenient time for the Ramaphosa faction. Magashule’s strength is waning, but Zuma still wields significant support
From being axed by Jacob Zuma, Bheki Cele is now tasked with putting him in jail
The apex court agreed with one of the most scathing rulings yet against the public protector and found the president did nothing wrong
Judges were emotional and ignored the constitution, says foundation spokesperson Mzwanele Manyi
Because the government ignores legitimate complaints and softer forms of protest, and only protest action yields results, we have learned that power trumps the law, despite what the constitution claims. A human rights court could be an answer
The Zondo commission says the Constitutional Court sentence vindicated the rule of law and the authority of the courts
The judgment seeks not only to punish Zuma for failing to heed the court’s order that he testify before the Zondo commission, but also for his egregious efforts to impugn the courts
The judgment seeks not only to punish Zuma for failing to heed the court’s order that he testify before the Zondo commission, but also for his egregious efforts to impugn the courts
Former president’s supporters say they reject his custodial sentence
The court said it was not in the public interest to put the credibility of the state capture inquiry at risk by forcing it to conclude its work in a rush
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
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Democracy is everyone’s responsibility to defend. Now is a critical time to double up efforts to guard this nation’s constitutional integrity
The constitution delivered in many areas but SA still has a way to go to ensure people’s rights are respected
The Judicial Service Commission did not near finality on the matter on Friday and the matter was postponed to the next available date