COURT PROCEEDINGS
Jacob Zuma still seeks clarity on state paying legal bills
Former president Jacob Zuma still intends to lodge an application to review the decision to prosecute him, but wants clarity on whether he will still be fun-ded by the state. Zuma made his second appearance in the High Court in Durban on Friday on corruption charges. However, this time his attorney Michael Hulley was in court representing him. This follows the former president’s supposed financial woes, which forced him to cancel all briefs with counsel ahead of the court appearance. Zuma is claiming that without state funding he does not have the means to defend himself in court. The matter was again postponed and Zuma is expected back in court on July 27. The case has now been moved to the High Court in Pietermaritzburg.
The state has told the court it will be ready to proceed on November 12, but Zuma is likely to try again to delay the matter. He is likely to lodge an application for a stay of prosecution. On Friday Hulley told KwaZulu-Natal deputy judge president Isaac Mad...
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