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Arms deal ‘the shakiest acquisition I have ever seen’
Richard Young has argued at the arms deal commission that the tender process employed was illogical and illegitimate.
Constitutional Court dismisses Shaik’s appeal
The Constitutional Court on Thursday dismissed an application by fraud convict Schabir Shaik to have over R33-million of his assets returned. Justice Kate O’Regan concluded that…
‘In the end, Mr Shaik bribed Mr Zuma’
It was not cruel to make Schabir Shaik forfeit more than R30-million in shares after ”brashly using the prize” of Jacob Zuma to secure a business deal with an arms company, the…
Shaik asset seizure ‘out of proportion’, court told
The confiscation of ”R30-million to R40-million”-worth of assets from Schabir Shaik following his fraud and corruption conviction was out of proportion to his ”friend” Jacob…
Zuma charges: State intends calling 218 witnesses
The state has identified a list of 218 witnesses it intends calling to testify in its case against African National Congress (ANC) president Jacob Zuma. Attached to the…