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South Africa: South Africa Faces Biggest Constitutional and Political Crisis Since 1994
Daily Maverick, 28 March 2021
It is reasonable to conclude that Jacob Zuma now endorses the possibility of future illegal - and, almost certainly, violent - action by his supporters, who will argue that they… Read more »
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South Africa: Court Set to Rule On Jacob Zuma, and an Era of Impunity
Democracy Works, 29 March 2021
For nearly three years, South African investigators have been unearthing a web of corruption around former President Jacob Zuma in a public inquiry that has captivated the country. Read more »
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South Africa: Could ConCourt Punishment of Zuma Lead to the Making of a Martyr?
Daily Maverick, 25 March 2021
Former president Jacob Zuma has clearly defied a Constitutional Court order - but that doesn't mean the State Capture Commission's Constitutional Court application to send him to… Read more »
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South Africa: Veiled Threats and Discontent as Zuma Supporters Mobilise Outside ConCourt
Daily Maverick, 25 March 2021
Supporters of former president Jacob Zuma, the face of which is Carl Niehaus, spokesperson for the uMkhonto weSizwe Military Veterans (MKVA) vowed on Thursday that South Africa… Read more »
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South Africa: The Rule of Law Is Under Threat in Our Country
Daily Maverick, 19 March 2021
As former president Jacob Zuma seeks to defy the Zondo Commission - and in so doing, the Constitution - the message sent is one of impunity writ large. The ANC has become almost… Read more »
How Will Zuma's Defiance of South African ConCourt Play Out?
Former president Jacob Zuma has defied a Constitutional Court order to appear before the Zondo Commission of Inquiry into State Capture - but that doesn't mean the Commission's Constitutional Court application to send him to prison for two years is guaranteed to succeed. If he is sentenced, he will most certainly continue to play the martyr, writes Greg Nicolson for Daily Maverick.
This comes after supporters of the former president gathered outside the Constitutional Court along with Carl Niehaus - spokesperson for the uMkhonto weSizwe Military Veterans (MKVA) - who warned of "social instability" should Zuma lose his case. Zuma's failure to appear before the Commission sparked has seen significant impact including the formation of the Defend Our Democracy alliance, which includes African National Congress (ANC) veterans, the country's two leading Covid-19 scientists, business leaders, churches, and leading organisations of civil society, and a meeting between Zuma and the top six members of the ruling ANC.
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African National Congress (ANC) veterans, the country's two leading Covid-19 scientists, the South African Communist Party (SACP), the Ahmed Kathrada Foundation, business leaders, ... Read more »
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The ruling African National Congress has said that a meeting between former president Jacob Zuma and the top six members of the party went well, though indications are that Zuma ... Read more »
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Former president Jacob Zuma says he will defy the country's top court and refuse to obey an order to give evidence to a commission investigating corruption. His announcement came ... Read more »
