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Apr
11
2022
By The African Mirror
Arms Deal: Zuma  goes for private prosecution

Arms Deal: Zuma  goes for private prosecution

NEWS
FORMER South African President Jacob Zuma is pursuing private prosecution proceedings to remove the lead prosecutor in an arms deal corruption trial after failed legal challenges, his foundation said on Sunday. Last month the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) torpedoed Zuma's latest bid to have lead prosecutor Billy Downer taken off the case after accusing him of bias and leaking confidential information to a journalist in contravention of the national prosecution act, among other complaints. The SCA dismissed the application for leave to appeal on the grounds that there is no reasonable prospect of success and there is no other…
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Jul
21
2021
By The African Mirror
SA court grants delay in Zuma’s trial

SA court grants delay in Zuma’s trial

NEWS
A South African court has granted former President Jacob Zuma's request for a delay in his arms deal corruption trial, and adjourned proceedings for three weeks. Zuma this month started a 15-month sentence for contempt of court, a ruling that triggered some of the worst unrest of the post-apartheid era. He is also accused of receiving kickbacks over a $2 billion arms deal from the 1990s. He pleaded not guilty in May to charges including corruption, fraud and money laundering. He has evaded prosecution for more than a decade, and portrayed himself as the victim of a politically motivated witch-hunt.…
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Dec
09
2020
By The African Mirror
Arms deal corruption case postponed against South African ex-president Zuma

Arms deal corruption case postponed against South African ex-president Zuma

NEWS
THE corruption case against South Africa's former president, Jacob Zuma, and French arms dealer Thales related to a $2 billion arms deal has been provisionally postponed to February 23 next year, the Pietermaritzburg High Court has decided. French arms dealer Thales. It is the latest delay of trial proceedings for Zuma, who faces multiple charges of racketeering, fraud, corruption and money laundering related to a case when he was deputy president in 1999. Thales and Zuma have denied any wrongdoing, with Zuma suggesting the trial was politically motivated. The 16 charges Zuma faces were reinstated in March 2018, a month…
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