Mokotedi Mpshe

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

Many ANC leaders and officials have been implicated in allegations of corruption and other wrongdoing; Zuma’s is merely the most prominent case

The court said the ‘funding tap’ for Zuma’s private legal matters had been turned on unlawfully

The arms manufacturer has argued that there was no evidence to show that it was aware of hundreds of indirect payments to Jacob Zuma, but the court was not convinced.

The French-owned company, which is former president Jaob Zuma’s co-accused on corruption charges, is seeking to permanently halt its prosecution

The NPA, led by then acting head Mokotedi Mpshe, in 2009 dropped corruption charges against Zuma two weeks before the 2009 general elections

There’s a good chance the ex-president’s new heavyweights will claim he won’t get a fair trial

Until the court rules otherwise, the state will continue to cover the former president’s legal fees

‘The church leaders are of the view that it’s imperative to thank God for securing former president Zuma during his tenure as the president’

Zuma’s lawyer Michael Hulley said that he had received a "terse response" from NDPP Shaun Abrahams regarding the unsuccessful representations.

Advocate for Freedom Under Law, Wim Trengove SC says any outcome that leaves Shaun Abrahams in office would make a mockery of the Constitution

Last month, just hours before his deadline, Zuma submitted representations to the National Prosecuting Authority.

​President Jacob Zuma is expected to submit new representations to the NPA on why he should not face corruption charges

With his appeal rejected, it will be tough for the president to avoid his long-standing charges

​Documents seen by the M&G have reopened questions on a Scorpion investigation regarding a series of payments to the presidential spokesperson.