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Zuma trial set for August
ANC presidential candidate Jacob Zuma will emerge from the forthcoming election with a criminal prosecution hanging over his head.
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Court starts hearing Zuma argument
The Pietermaritzburg High Court started hearing argument on Monday on why the corruption case against ANC leader Jacob Zuma should be dropped.
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Thint mum on alleged contribution to ANC
French arms company Thint could not comment on Friday on its alleged financial contribution to an ANC conference under way in KwaZulu-Natal.
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Zuma: Court reserves judgement
African National Congress president Jacob Zuma’s last-ditch bid to prevent key documents from being used against him came to an end on Wednesday when the Constitutional Court reserved judgement. On Thursday, Zuma stayed away from the court building.
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Mauritian documents may never be used
The documents the state is seeking to obtain from Mauritius may never be used against African National Congress president Jacob Zuma, the Constitutional Court heard on Thursday. State advocate Wim Trengove said evidence gathered ”does not automatically become evidence before the court”.
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Zuma case: Lawyers scrap over warrants
African National Congress president Jacob Zuma sat quietly in the front row of the Constitutional Court on Tuesday, listening to his legal team challenge the validity of the warrants used to seize documents that could be used against him in his forthcoming corruption trial.
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Zuma in court: ‘What should be in warrant?’
There is no statute determining exactly what provisions should be in a search warrant, the Constitutional Court heard on Tuesday as African National Congress president Jacob Zuma and French arms company Thint began a last-ditch bid to prevent key documents from being used against them.
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Zuma’s legal battle continues
African National Congress president Jacob Zuma arrived at the Constitutional Court on Tuesday amid a heavy security presence and the sound of camera shutters as photographers attempted to shoot pictures. A heavy police presence was visible around the court buildings while journalists packed the press gallery trying to get a view of Zuma.
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Judgement reserved in Thint appeal
The Supreme Court of Appeal on Wednesday reserved judgement in the dispute between Thint and the national director of public prosecutions over the seizure of documents from the French arms company. State counsel Wim Trengove argued before the Bloemfontein court for the necessity of the search warrants.
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Thint contests validity of warrants in appeal court
A director of French arms company Thint always cooperated with investigators probing alleged corruption and fraud in South Africa’s multibillion-rand arms deal, the Supreme Court of Appeal heard on Wednesday. ”Mr [Pierre] Moynot has at all times offered the investigating team his kind and affable cooperation,” said Thint lawyer Peter Hodes.
