Democratic Alliance (DA) leader Mmusi Maimane will be emboldened by confirmation that the Hawks are investigating corruption charges against Jacob Zuma when he faces the president in Parliament on Wednesday. Maimane said on Tuesday that a notification about the case he opened against Zuma relating to his role in state capture came at the weekend from the head of the Serious Commercial Crimes Unit. He said that these charges were in addition to the 783 charges of corruption which must be reinstituted as per the Supreme Court of Appeal‚ as well as the Nkandla corruption charges he laid in March 2014. "I will be seeking clarity from the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) as to the status of these charges‚" Maimane said. The 783 corruption charges led to a political mudslinging match on Tuesday during Parliament’s annual debate on the 16 days of activism campaign. The DA’s Denise Robinson was ordered to withdraw a reference to Zuma as "JZ783"‚ but refused‚ saying the phrase was not de...
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