Zuma's arms deal trial will no longer 'sit as scheduled'

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In a significant change to the legal proceedings surrounding former president JacobZuma, the hearing which was set to take place on 15 August 2023 has been cancelled. Read more here ⬇️ TheCitizenNews ZumaArmsDeal

Former president, Jacob Zuma, at the High Court in Johannesburg on 19 January 2023. Picture: Neil McCartney, the hearing which was set to take place on 15 August 2023 has been cancelled., said a virtual case management meeting will be held instead.The Pietermaritzburg High Court was set to hear arguments on Tuesday in a new application by Zuma to have state advocate Billy Downer removed from the arms deal corruption case.

Ntuli said: “The matter J G Zuma v the State, which was set down to be heard from 15 to 16 August 2023 at the“Instead, Judge Thoba Poyo-Diwati, will conduct a virtual case management meeting with all parties involved on the dates previously scheduled for the sitting.”It comes after the Pietermaritzburg High Court ruled in favour of Downer and journalist Karyn Maughan, enforcing its judgment on Zuma’s private prosecution.

 

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