Duduzane Zuma was driving slower than legal speed limit: defence expert

In fact, Zuma and the minibus taxi driver were driving at a far lower speed than the 120km/h limit on the M1 South near Grayston Drive in Johannesburg on February 1 2014.

This is according to accident reconstruction expert Konrad Lotter, who told the Randburg Magistrate's Court that Zuma's Porsche 911 collided with the taxi while driving at 87km/h. Zuma faces a charge of culpable homicide in relation to the death of taxi passenger Phumzile Dube, mother of a then two-year-old girl. In March, Zuma heard that he would not have to answer for the death of Jeanette Mashaba, another passenger, who died in hospital a few weeks after the crash. The court heard that she had died of natural causes stemming from a pre-existing condition.

According to Lotter, Zuma lost control of his car when it aquaplaned - meaning that he lost control of the vehicle because of water on the road.He said when the incident happened, Zuma and the minibus taxi driver were travelling at a similar speed. "Both vehicles came to a stop in a position close to each other, to indicate that the speed of the two vehicles was similar," Lotter said.Lotter said he had calculated a speed of 87km/h for Duduzane's Porsche and 89km/h for the taxi.Zuma's Porsche, according to Lotter, could have aquaplaned due to the fact that it was a small car with wide tyres.that the taxi driver, Jabulani Dlamini, told the court he was transporting passengers from Fourways to the Johannesburg CBD.

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yet he failed to control it

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