The delay has been forced by the former president’s latest application challenging the standing of state prosecutor Billy Downer
The former president’s counsel was misreading the law in an attempt to pin charges on state prosecutor Billy Downer and journalist Karyn Maughan, the court heard
Charge instituted on the eve of the ANC’s elective conference where Ramaphosa is seeking a second term in the presidency
Should the court deny leave to appeal, it is unlikely to be end of a legal strategy openly described by the state as one of continual delay
