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Sep
23
2021
By The African Mirror
Zuma decision set for October 26

Zuma decision set for October 26

NEWS
FORMER South African President Jacob Zuma will know in five weeks if his attempt to get an acquittal without going on trial in the multi-billion rand corruption has succeeded. Judge Piet Koen said he will try to deliver judgement then on Zuma's plea to have the lead prosecutor, Billy Downer, removed from a case he has been involved in for almost two decades because of perceptions that Downer was biased and not impartial. "I will try and hopefully have the judgment ready by then," Koen said before adjourning the Pietermaritzburg High Court. The trial over a 1990s deal was meant…
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Jul
20
2021
By The African Mirror
Court grants Zuma postponement

Court grants Zuma postponement

NEWS
ALEXANDER WINNING and WENDELL ROELF A South African court today adjourned former president Jacob Zuma's arms deal corruption trial to August 10, granting the ex-president the postponement he had applied for so that he can appear in person rather than virtually. Zuma is currently in prison after earlier this month starting a 15-month sentence for contempt of court. On August 10, the court is expected to adjudicate on Zuma's application, raised in a special plea, that leading prosecutor Advocate Billy Downer should recuse himself from the case. The state has opposed the application. Judge Piet Koen has also ordered that…
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May
29
2021
By The African Mirror
When standing in the dock is more important than a conviction

When standing in the dock is more important than a conviction

THOUGHT LEADERSHIP
SOUTH Africa has had several historic moments in her 27 years of democracy.  However, as these historic moments go, the moment former president Jacob Zuma stood up in the dock in the high court in Pietermaritzburg and pleaded, deserves a special place. Dressed in a blue three-piece suit and a red tie, stood up, removed his Covid-19 mask, looked at Judge Piet Koen and said: “I plead not guilty.” With those words, Zuma marked an important milestone, once sending a message to South Africans that his trial, delayed for over 17 years, is now officially underway. This moment also sent…
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