Arms Deal
latest news & developments
EFF defector Dali Mpofu to join uMkhonto weSizwe party’s high command
Mpofu is likely to continue with his legal work, including representing Jacob Zuma in the arms deal case, which would prevent him from being an MP
The Arms Deal, a gateway to state capture
The players in the weapons scandal involving bribes of about $300 million escaped justice
Department of Justice and Constitutional Development
The initial commitment, informed by the constitutional dream of the struggle, has been trundled underfoot by ministers and presidents
Reject commissions of inquiry, the poisoned colonial chalices that do not deliver justice
No matter the quality of the work inquiries do, they are designed to create a simulacrum of accountability, of justice. They appease the public
Zuma’s charges against Downer and Maughn to be heard in 2023
But both advocate Billy Downer and journalist Karyn Maughan have brought applications, to be heard in December, to have the case thrown out as an abuse of process
‘NPA obstructing $10bn arms deal investigation’
The graft, alleged by the head of an investment management firm, is said to implicate Nelson Mandela and Thabo Mbeki
Zuma to seek another postponement as he approaches SCA, again
Zuma will seek to stall his trial next week as his lawyers ask the head of the SCA to reconsider its refusal to allow him to appeal the dismissal of a special plea
Zuma petitions SCA in another stab at arms-deal acquittal
The former president claims the high court misread the law and legal precedent when it denied him leave to appeal the dismissal of a special plea
High court dismisses Zuma’s bid for appeal, trial to resume in April
Judge Piet Koen said there was no reasonable prospect of success for an appeal on the dismissal of Zuma’s plea to have Billy Downer removed as prosecutor and it was in the…
Africa in brief: 28 August- 4 September
This is what happened on the African continent this past week
Zuma implicates Mandela and foundation in arms deal
The former president has written to the Nelson Mandela Foundation, requesting documents that he says will prove his innocence
Zuma’s trial postponed over health risk
The former president requires surgery, which has been put off for the past 18 months, according to his doctor
Zuma in hospital for observation
The former president was moved to an ‘outside’ facility on Thursday morning
Looters got looted. Perhaps
Not much has changed. Zuma’s still wearing his orange onesie. And Mkhizi is still free. Perhaps that will change by next week
Zuma’s high court application is Stalingrad, season 27, NPA argues
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