The former president has written to the Nelson Mandela Foundation, requesting documents that he says will prove his innocence

As is evident from the number of people who have turned out to support him, many ordinary people believe he deserves a fair hearing.

Fraud convict Schabir Shaik has been admitted to the critical care unit of Durban’s Inkosi Albert Luthuli Hospital, his brother, Mo, said on Monday. Mo said this was because of…