Madonsela cries with joy as Zuma is castigated by the High Court
As Zuma is scolded for his ‘reckless’ court case about an inquiry into state capture, Thuli Madonsela says ‘We knew that judges are the ultimate guardians of the Constitution’
Former public protector Thuli Madonsela burst into tears of joy as the High Court in Pretoria overturned President Jacob Zuma’s bid to set aside her damning State of Capture report‚ with the court ordering the president to personally pay the costs for his "reckless" move. She sat in the front row in the public gallery‚ occasionally nodding and smiling contentedly as Judge Dunstan Mlambo demolished every one of Zuma’s grounds for the "ill-advised" review. Madonsela said she was happy the judiciary dismissed the review application‚ saying she and her team did their best, "but we knew that judges are the ultimate guardians of the Constitution and could reach a different decision and I am quite happy that they saw the matter the way we did". She said the costs order against Zuma‚ which could easily run into millions‚ would make government officials reflect and pause after a decision had been made by the Public Protector or the courts. She said that, increasingly, people just took a matt...
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