Criminal Procedure Act
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Zuma and Thales ordered to stop ‘Stalingrad tactics’ in arms deal trial
The Pietermaritzburg High Court has ordered former president Jacob Zuma and French arms company Thales to stop using ‘Stalingrad tactics’ to delay the long-running arms deal…
When only the court can set you free
Should Brannon Petersen only be reconsidered to be released in August next year, he would have spent 27 years in prison, ten years after his indefinite sentence expired
Convicted rapist and murderer jailed in 1998, continues bid for parole
Brannon Jonathan Petersen was handed an indeterminate sentence and declared a dangerous criminal after being found guilty of attempted rape, rape and murder
Zuma arms deal trial postponed until August
The delay has been forced by the former president’s latest application challenging the standing of state prosecutor Billy Downer
Zuma’s private prosecution of Downer is ‘diehard Stalingrad’
It is an abuse process designed to lay the ground for the next, counsel for the arms deal corruption prosecutor told the Pietermaritzburg high court
Arms deal appeal ruling due but Zuma may not take no for an answer
Should the court deny leave to appeal, it is unlikely to be end of a legal strategy openly described by the state as one of continual delay
Victory for motorists as court declares Aarto demerit system unconstitutional
Outa says it is back to the drawing board for the government.
Court to hear what state calls ‘Magashule’s bid to stall trial’ in February
The NPA has insisted in an affidavit in response to Ace Magashule’s application for a raft of declaratory orders that he has a prima facie case to answer
Zuma tries to turn his courtroom attack on Downer into a criminal case
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
Zuma’s high court application is Stalingrad, season 27, NPA argues
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
Zuma’s high court bid to avert arrest hinges on jurisdiction, judge says
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
ConCourt to hear Zuma’s rescission application on 12 July
The commission will oppose the former president’s application and was directed to file papers to the court next week
Zuma says the state lacks legitimate standing to charge him
The former president argues that the National Prosecuting Authority is so deeply compromised that it cannot lawfully lead evidence against him
Editorial: Beware the cruel noise of Twitter
Users of social media and journalists need to take care when posting or reporting about children and tragic events
Victory for Khosa family as judge makes orders to prevent further state brutality
In its ruling the high court sought to restore the ‘social contract’ between citizens and government after the assault and death of Collins Khosa