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The apex court said it was not in the interests of justice to allow an appeal in this instance
Sipho Shabalala was sentenced to 15 years after being convicted of corruption, fraud, money laundering and contravening the Public Finance Management Act
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The forensic analyst also reported that pages were misaligned and the coat of arms was of a poor quality, as was the paper used
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The Pietermaritzburg high court was surprised by the delay in Bloemfontein but said it would likely not be the last
The former president was absent from court, but his counsel argued that health matters be left aside, so as to hear his case for the removal of Billy Downer
The former president has written to the Nelson Mandela Foundation, requesting documents that he says will prove his innocence
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The former president requires surgery, which has been put off for the past 18 months, according to his doctor
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
Taxi boss Mandla Gcaba went on radio at the weekend to deny his taxis would be used to shuttle protesters to support his cousin, Jacob Zuma
The state argues Zuma’s rights as an accused will not be violated if his bid for prosecutor Billy Downer’s removal and his acquittal is heard virtually
The former president’s prison security will be handled by correctional services and there will not be given bodyguards or special security
By the early hours of Thursday morning, Jacob Zuma was on one side of a cell door and the country he corrupted on the other. There is cause for reflection on both sides
In the absence of any ruling amending that of the apex court, the police minister and commissioner risked being in contempt too if they failed to detain the former president to begin serving his 15-month sentence
The former president is not assured that the high court will find that it has the power to stay the execution of the warrant of his arrest. Even if in turning to the apex court, he is directing himself to the right court at last, it is not clear that it can assist him either
The former president’s application for rescission is a bid to distort the law and the facts of the matter that earned him a 15-month sentence for contempt, the commission secretary said
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
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
The former president is looking for new pro bono legal counsel
to defend him on arms deal charges, on the brink of the matter going to trial after 17 years
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Forced to sign lease agreements and pay rent for land they have been living on for years, residents have had enough and are taking the Ingonyama Trust to court
SANDF officials considered launching a probe into the ‘doctored’ certificate
A Pietermaritzburg high court ruling has found that municipalities were in breach of the Constitution in not providing farm occupiers with services
The unit believes Minenhle Makhanya authorised and oversaw the implementation of improvements and the installation of security measures at Nkandla
State argues that it is important for the law to treat important public officials the same as everybody else
Zuma’s team argues that there was so much political and improper external interference that he will not get a fair trial
Jacob Zuma’s lawyer says he is the victim of a ‘pattern of behaviour’ that has made his name synonymous with corruption
The French-owned company, which is former president Jaob Zuma’s co-accused on corruption charges, is seeking to permanently halt its prosecution
Zuma’s lawyers say the courts should not condone unconstitutional conduct by the NPA
Zuma’s team argues that there was so much political and improper external interference that he will not get a fair trial
The application for the enforcement order was heard along with an application by the PEC for leave to appeal against the September judgement.
A case will be heard in the Pietermaritzburg High Court on Tuesday morning on whether or not provincial government is liable to provide transport.
In July 2010, three people were brutally murdered on Sherwood Farm in KZN. But what really happened that night only unravelled in the courtroom.