João “Jan” Rodrigues — a former apartheid Security Branch clerk charged with the premeditated murder of anti-apartheid freedom fighter Ahmed Timol — will finally stand trial in January 2019, decades after Timol’s death.
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Timol murder – Apartheid cop to finally stand trial
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‘I will return to serve society’ – Shaun Abrahams – Former national director of public prosecutions
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Former national director of public prosecutions (NDPP) Shaun Abrahams will be taking time out after being stripped of his position at the helm of the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) by the Constitutional Court.
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Jacob Zuma’s legal options unpacked
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Judging by former president Jacob Zuma’s new defence team’s choices, his constitutional right to a fair trial may feature prominently in his defence strategy.
Zuma is set to appear in the high court in Pietermaritzburg on Friday (July 27) on 16 charges of fraud and corruption.
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Jacob Zuma News:- State will pay legal fees until court rules otherwise
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The state will carry on covering former president Jacob Zuma’s legal fees until a court decides otherwise, the Presidency confirmed on Wednesday.
“You guys have not been listening to us,” said Presidency spokesperson Khusela Diko, in response to reports that Zuma’s legal fees are still being covered by the state.
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Trevor Manuel says he is a witness, not suspect in SARS ‘rogue spy unit’ case
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Johannesburg – Former finance minister Trevor Manuel on Thursday, said he was a witness and not a suspect in the case against three former senior South African Revenue Services (Sars) officials facing charges of corruption and contravention of the Rica Act.
“I confirm that I had indeed provided the prosecution with a statement last year, under compunction of a subpoena issued in terms of section 205 of the Criminal Procedure Act.
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ANCYL in KZN vows to support Zuma during his trail
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The ANC Youth League (ANCYL) in KwaZulu-Natal on Thursday said it would be supporting former President Jacob Zuma when he appeared in court to face charges.
Last week, National Director of Public Prosecutions (NDPP) Shaun Abrahams announced he had decided to reinstate charges against Zuma after the Supreme Court of Appeal overturned former NDPP head Mokotedi Mpshe’s decision to set the charges aside.
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‘My dad is a victim of white monopoly capital’, Edward Zuma
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Jacob Zuma, who is now going to be prosecuted on about 700 complaints ranging from fraud and money laundering to racketeering, son Edward, now believes that the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) is waging a witch hunt against his father.
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Abrahams to make decision on Zuma’s fate ‘any day after Thursday
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Johannesburg – NPA head Shaun Abrahams is free to make an announcement on whether former president Jacob Zuma will face corruption charges.
National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) spokesperson Luvuyo Mfaku confirmed that Abrahams will make a decision on Zuma’s fate any day after Thursday
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NPA wants state capture suspects extradited, says Abrahams
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The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) will apply to have the suspects in state capture investigations extradited‚ said National Director of Public Prosecutions (NDPP) Shaun Abrahams on Wednesday.
Abrahams was addressing parliament’s portfolio committees on justice and police in a combined sitting‚ along with Hawks head Lieutenant-General Yolisa Matakata.
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DA welcomes Ramaphosa’s withdrawal of ‘futile’ appeal in NPA matter
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Johannesburg – The DA has welcomed President Cyril Ramaphosa’s decision to withdraw the “futile appeal, launched by his predecessor, Jacob Zuma” in the appointment of a new National Director of Public Prosecutions (NDPP).
The DA’s federal council chairperson, James Selfe, said he hoped the decision signalled the end of Shaun Abrahams’ tenure as head of the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA).
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NPA opposes Atul Gupta’s AFU challenge
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Johannesburg – The National Prosecuting Authority’s Asset Forfeiture Unit (AFU) has filed opposing papers in a court application Atul Gupta has lodged to have a preservation order against him set aside.
In an answering affidavit, which was filed in the Free State High Court in Bloemfontein on Wednesday, prosecuting authorities set out precisely why they say that R10m in Gupta’s personal bank account constituted the proceeds of corruption, fraud and money laundering.
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