CORRUPTION NEWSZuma pleads not guilty, corruption trial postponed to 19 July 26 May 2021, 14:53 The corruption trial of former president Jacob Zuma and his co-accused, French arms manufacturer Thales, resumed today in the Pietermaritzburg High Court after a week-long break, only to be postponed until 19 July by Judge Piet Koen. This will give the state time to analyse the documents related to the special plea Zuma has entered Read more >
CORRUPTION NEWS Zuma to plead ‘not guilty’ when corruption trial resumes on 26 May 17 May 2021, 11:25 Image: eNCA At the High Court in Pietermaritzburg today, former president Jacob Zuma was there early, supported by his son Duduzane, suspended ANC secretary-general Ace Magashule, a small crowd of fans, and ANC politician Tony Yengeni, among others. Zuma, along with French arms manufacturer Thales – known at the time as Thomson-CSF – is on Read more >
CORRUPTION NEWS Zuma corruption trial to commence on 17 May, postponement not ruled out 13 May 2021, 11:42 Former president Jacob Zuma has been dodging corruption charges for 16 years. Since 2005, when those charges of racketeering, money laundering, corruption and fraud relating to the 1999 arms deal were first brought against him, he has been more slippery than a pig in mud. Mud dries up eventually, though, and so it is with Read more >
CORRUPTION NEWS Zuma corruption trial date finally set down for 17 May 25 Feb 2021, 10:54 Street art by Faith47 Jacob Zuma, a man who has been dodging corruption charges since the mid-2000s, will finally go on trial for those charges on 17 May. The Pietermaritzburg High Court ruled on 23 February that the corruption case against Zuma and his co-accused, French arms company Thales, will start in just under three Read more >
LITIGATION Zuma, Thales corruption trial looms after latest challenge dismissed 22 Jan 2021, 14:22 On Friday morning, 22 January, the Pietermaritzburg High Court dismissed, with costs, the bid by French arms company Thales to challenge racketeering charges. Known at that time as Thomson-CSF, Thales was a supplier in South Africa’s controversial multi-billion-rand arms deal in 1999. The charges of corruption, racketeering and money laundering are linked to the hugely Read more >