Executive powers: court to rule on capture inquiry
The court will deliver judgment on whether Zuma has to implement former public protector Thuli Madonsela’s remedial action, as laid down in her State of Capture report
Less than a week after President Jacob Zuma was stripped of one of his crucial powers by the High Court in Pretoria, the same court will have to decide on his executive powers again. Last Friday, a full bench of the court ordered that Zuma cannot appoint, suspend or remove the national director of public prosecutions (NDPP) for the remainder of his term in office. In a judgment delivered by Gauteng Judge President Dunstan Mlambo, Zuma was found to have a conflict of interest as he faced possible serious charges of fraud, corruption, racketeering and money laundering. The bench ordered that the country’s deputy president, who is Cyril Ramaphosa, should appoint the NDPP. On Wednesday, the court will deliver judgment on whether Zuma has to implement former public protector Thuli Madonsela’s remedial action, as laid down in her State of Capture report, or if it will be set aside. In the report released in November 2016, Madonsela had recommended that the president institute a judicial c...
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