Former president Jacob Zuma insists he will serve the prison term should the Constitutional Court decide on one.
Zuma has written a 25 point statement explaining why he didn’t appear before the state capture commission. He says he’s lost trust in South African judges, including those of the Constitutional Court.
@PresJGZuma Statement On Constitutional Court Hearing pic.twitter.com/jKETckqH0t
— Dudu Zuma-Sambudla (@DZumaSambudla) March 25, 2021
On Thursday, the commission’s lawyer, Advocate Tembeka Ngcukaitobi, pleaded with the Constitutional Court to give Zuma a two-year sentence, for contempt of court.
Continued… pic.twitter.com/TCP0fx03ZP
— Dudu Zuma-Sambudla (@DZumaSambudla) March 25, 2021
The court reserved judgment.
In other news – COVID-19 in SA: Tighter restrictions bad for business
Business owners say tighter restrictions would be damaging for them and the economy. They say they already have plans in place and will lose out.
This follows a recommendation by the COVID-19 Ministerial Advisory Committee to impose a tighter lockdown for the upcoming long Easter weekend. Learn more
Source: eNCA
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