South Africa: Zuma's Days in Court Far From Over

11 December 2017

Last Friday the court case relating to President Jacob Zuma's removal of Mxolisi Nxasana as National Director of Public Prosecutions (NDPP) concluded, finding against Zuma, but that does not mean that the presidential schedule has been cleared of court proceedings and legal wrangling.

Zuma has already indicated that he will appeal Friday's ruling, in which the court ruled that Advocate Shaun Abrahams must vacate his seat as NDPP, that it would not be just for Nxasana to be reinstated and that due to his pending corruption case, Zuma was conflicted in appointing an NDPP.

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