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ConCourt asked to rule that Zuma must testify for 10 days next year

National Emma Balfour - 4 Dec 2020

It is Zondo's legal end game and will leave the former president, his supporters and those implicated in state capture to increasingly play fast and loose at imputing political motive to the commission

CR17 report is not perfect, but the investigation was rational, court hears

National Sarah Smit - 26 Nov 2020

So says public protector Busisiwe Mkwhebane’s lawyer, who said she had reason to suspect the money was being laundered through the campaign

Zondo tightens his grip with criminal complaint against Zuma

National Sarah Smit - 23 Nov 2020

The state capture commission’s star witness now faces a criminal complaint and another summons

Zondo dismisses Zuma’s recusal application

Politics Sarah Smit - 19 Nov 2020

The summons to compel the former president to appear before the state capture commission stands, says legal head

Eusebius McKaiser: Zuma’s recusal case is utterly unconvincing

Opinion Eusebius McKaiser - 18 Nov 2020

The legal arguments put forward by the former president’s team are weak and inconsistent

Legal bias doctrine basis of Zuma’s recusal application to Zondo

Politics Khaya Koko - 16 Nov 2020

The former president’s advocate and commission lawyers were embroiled in a showdown of who best argued the apprehension of bias doctrine

Zondo: Zuma was MEC, not president so he couldn’t boost my judicial career

Politics Khaya Koko - 16 Nov 2020

The application for the state capture commission chair to recuse himself lays bare the history of the two men

New delay in Zuma case as Thales challenges racketeering charges

Politics Paddy Harper - 23 Jun 2020

The former president’s bid for an October trial date seems set to fail

Public protector may not subpoena Zuma’s tax records, says high court

Article Franny Rabkin - 24 Mar 2020

High court says people can refuse to hand information over to the protector if there is “just cause” and also makes a personal costs order against Mkhwebane

Despite tweet, Zuma keeps silent about providing his taxpayer information

Article Franny Rabkin - 16 Jan 2020

The Public Protector has still not received confirmation from former president Jacob Zuma that she may access his tax records —...

Zuma argues another court could think differently in permanent stay application

Article Franny Rabkin - 22 Nov 2019

In his application for leave to appeal, Zuma argued that an appeal court could find the prosecution had dirty hands so the trial should not proceed

Zuma wants out of Zondo commission

Article Sarah Smit - 19 Jul 2019

Former president’s counsel argues their client has been ‘relentlessly cross-examined’

Zuma still has a lot to answer for

Article Paddy Harper - 19 Jul 2019

Despite Nxamalala’s walkout from the Zondo commission, we’ve learned a few things this week

Zuma trips up over SOE interference claims

Article Sarah Smit - 18 Jul 2019

Former president’s legal team halts proceedings, arguing its client is being cross-examined

Zuma’s next hurdle — Barbara Hogan

Article Sarah Smit - 17 Jul 2019

Before the commission could get stuck into Barbara Hogan's evidence, the former president’s counsel asked for an early adjournment

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ConCourt asked to rule that Zuma must testify for 10 days next year

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FNB dragged into bribery claims

khaya koko - 3 Dec 2020

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