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The court appearance in Duduzane Zuma may be a five-minute affair, but it is the outside shenanigans who made the headlines
The Zuma trial, son Former President Jacob Zuma has been postponed He appeared before the Commercial Criminal Court in Johannesburg on Monday on charges of corruption.
Zuma, who was shackled for Monday's appearance, was given a 100,000 R100,000 bail. His case on Thursday at the Randburg Court of Appeal concerned the death of two people after he was arrested. crushed his Porsche in a taxi in 2014.
Dressed in a blue suit, Zuma greeted. journalists and lawyers when he arrived at the court wearing a mohawk.
Duduzane Zuma, son of former South African President Jacob Zuma, ran to the Magistrate Court in Randburg on homicide charges related to a fatal car. h in 2014, in Randburg, near Johannesburg, South Africa on July 12, 2018. Photo: REUTERS / Siphiwe Sibeko
Outside the courthouse, AfriForum's general manager, Kallie Kriel, was attacked by members of Black First Land First who were trying to prevent him from speaking to the media. . He was described as "racist" by the leader of the BLF, Andile Mngxitama, who maintained that Zuma was the victim of a political vendetta
A handful of BLF members also circulated in chains, saying "do not not touch Duduzane. "
[19659002] Kriel said that those who supported Zuma felt nothing for the families of the deceased.
The National Prosecution Authority had previously refused to sue Zuma but had reconsidered the decision after the civil rights group AfriForum announced its intention to sue.
Zuma lost control of Grayston. -ramp and crashed into a taxi in 2014. He was accused of causing the death of Phumzile Dube and Nanki Mashaba.
Dube died at the scene of the accident while Mashaba died in the hospital several weeks later.
Edward Zuma, Duduzane Zuma's brother makes a gesture in Randburg magistrate's court, Randburg, near Johannesburg, South Africa, on July 12, 2018. Photo: REUTERS / Siphiwe Sibeko
Last year, attorney Gerrie Nel, head of the AfriForum Private Prosecutions Unit, requested a certificate of non-suit on behalf of the Dube family, so that they may engage in a private prosecution.
National Director of Public Prosecutions Shaun Abrahams has since turned around and informed AfriForum in February that he was reviewing his decision.
In a letter addressed to Zuma by Abraham on February 2, he asked him to provide the reasons why he should not be prosecuted and to return them to him at the end of March. In February, Kriel told City Press that they were delighted with this decision.
"It's a win for the Dube family, Gerrie Nel and AfriForum, but also for everyone in the country who's fed up with it that former president Jacob Zuma, his friends and family have managed to dodge the lawsuits because of the protection the NPA offered them, "he said.
Duduzane Zuma has denied any wrongdoing in the case of culpable homicide and the bribery case. – Additional News24 features
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