The commission has given up hope the former president will appear before it, and says the court must now protect the constitutional order

The deputy chief justice says he has to act because Zuma’s defiance risks inciting lawlessness

His lawyer says the summons was not in line with the Constitutional Court order

The commissioner’s other option is the long, route through the courts for breach of the Commissions Act, but the inquiry’s lifespan is short.

The Constitutional Court has told the former president everyone is equal before the law and he must appear before the inquiry into state capture

The Constitutional Court has told the former president everyone is equal before the law and he must appear before the Zondo commission

The former president has been ordered to obey the Zondo commission’s processes

Last year, the former president walked out on the deputy chief justice, despite being summoned to give evidence