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The horse has bolted – SA’s highest court judges tell Zuma

The horse has bolted – SA’s highest court judges tell Zuma

IN rejecting his application for the decision to jail him for 15 months to be rescinded, judges in the Constitutional Court, South Africa’s highest court, have had some tough words for former president Jacob Zuma. The judges of the Constitutional Court, in a majority judgment, found that there were no grounds for the court to overturn its own judgment and said it would not be in the interest of justice to do so.  Zuma, who has served two of his 15 months sentence, has been granted medical parole and will serve the rest of his sentence outside prison. The decision…
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Judge signs Zuma’s committal warrant

Judge signs Zuma’s committal warrant

AFRICAN MIRROR REPORTER SOUTH Africa Constitutional Court Judge Sisi Khampepe has signed a warrant of committal for former president Jacob Zuma. In terms of the letter, Zuma will be imprisoned at the Westville Correctional Centre in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal. Judge Khampepe wrote: "Jacob Gedleyihlekiza Zuma, an adult male citizen of the Republic of South Africa, was found guilty before me of the crime of contempt of court on Tuesday 29 June 2021. This is to command you to receive him into custody and deal with him in accordance with the laws relating to prisons. Sentence: Mr Jacob Gedleyihlekiza Zuma has been…
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