Deadline arrives for Zuma to explain why he should not face corruption charges
President Jacob Zuma has until the end of Wednesday to submit his fresh representation to the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) on why he should not face corruption charges. The ANC is facing pressure to remove Zuma from office before his term ends in 2019. Zuma was originally given until November 30 to make his representation to the NPA but his legal team asked for an extension, which was granted by national director of public prosecutions Shaun Abrahams. His deadline was then extended to January 31. This was after the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) dismissed a bid by Zuma and the NPA to appeal a High Court ruling that found the 2009 decision to drop charges against Zuma was irrational. Zuma had also conceded this during the hearing. In another court ruling, following the SCA judgment last year, a full bench of the High Court in Pretoria set aside Abrahams’s appointment as NPA boss and said Zuma had already told the Supreme Court of Appeal that he had every intention of using the...
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