Mpofu is likely to continue with his legal work, including representing Jacob Zuma in the arms deal case, which would prevent him from being an MP
The players in the weapons scandal involving bribes of about $300 million escaped justice
The initial commitment, informed by the constitutional dream of the struggle, has been trundled underfoot by ministers and presidents
No matter the quality of the work inquiries do, they are designed to create a simulacrum of accountability, of justice. They appease the public
But both advocate Billy Downer and journalist Karyn Maughan have brought applications, to be heard in December, to have the case thrown out as an abuse of process
The graft, alleged by the head of an investment management firm, is said to implicate Nelson Mandela and Thabo Mbeki
Zuma will seek to stall his trial next week as his lawyers ask the head of the SCA to reconsider its refusal to allow him to appeal the dismissal of a special plea
The former president claims the high court misread the law and legal precedent when it denied him leave to appeal the dismissal of a special plea
Judge Piet Koen said there was no reasonable prospect of success for an appeal on the dismissal of Zuma’s plea to have Billy Downer removed as prosecutor and it was in the…
This is what happened on the African continent this past week
The former president has written to the Nelson Mandela Foundation, requesting documents that he says will prove his innocence
The former president requires surgery, which has been put off for the past 18 months, according to his doctor
The former president was moved to an ‘outside’ facility on Thursday morning
Not much has changed. Zuma’s still wearing his orange onesie. And Mkhizi is still free. Perhaps that will change by next week
The NPA argued there was no need for Zuma to testify in the special plea application to have Billy Downer removed as prosecutor and, hence, no need to postpone the matter
The state argues Zuma’s rights as an accused will not be violated if his bid for prosecutor Billy Downer’s removal and his acquittal is heard virtually
After all, it would be hard to appear on the arms deal corruption case if he were serving time for contempt of court and the Zondo inquiry
Many ANC leaders and officials have been implicated in allegations of corruption and other wrongdoing; Zuma’s is merely the most prominent case
The former president failed to file papers or indicate whether he intended to proceed with the matter after his lawyers withdrew
A political trial within a trial is indicated after Zuma’s counsel’s raise the spectre of oral evidence in its move for the prosecutor’s removal and for charges to be dropped
