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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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.
It’s been a long road as the president again tries to swat away corruption charges
A Constitutional Court ruling may result in the president finally facing 783 criminal charges.
The National Prosecuting Authority head’s move can be seen as a ‘Stalingrad defence’; he should have gone directly to the Constitutional Court.
A look ahead at the most important court cases 2015 will bring. Important political cases, but also the state’s appeal in the Oscar Pistorius case.
Evidence released to the DA raises significant questions regarding the dropping of graft charges against President Jacob Zuma.
The DA will spend the next week analysing more documents relating to a 2009 decision to drop corruption charges against President Jacob Zuma.
Bulelani Ngcuka has come out strongly against suggestions that his conduct was to blame for the dropping of corruption charges against Jacob Zuma.
Mokotedi Mpshe says he is not threatened by the prospect of his decision to drop corruption charges against Jacob Zuma being taken on review.
Former boss Mokotedi Mpshe’s withdrawal of fraud charges against NPA employee Gift Ngobeni has raised questions about his vulnerability to blackmail.
The National Prosecuting Authority team told its boss, Mokotedi Mpshe, that the case against President Jacob Zuma merited prosecution.
The prosecutorial team was ready to move on Jacob Zuma, but the acting Nation Prosecuting Authority boss seemed to drag his feet.
Top prosecutors at the NPA were overwhelmingly in favour of pressing ahead with the corruption case against Jacob Zuma, says a newspaper report.
As Julius Malema and others face criminal charges, the whiff of political interference is in the air again.
The NPA have announced it will hand over the "reduced record" of the documents involved in dropping corruption charges against President Jacob Zuma.
The Supreme Court of Appeal says the NPA should provide a record of why it dropped Jacob Zuma’s fraud charges — reigniting the debate.
The ANC has voiced its disappointment at the Supreme Court of Appeal ruling, saying "democracy can be undermind by simply approaching courts".
The Supreme Court of Appeal has upheld a bid by the DA to access the records that led to the suspension of criminal charges against President Zuma.