Zuma meets extended representations deadline with not a minute to spare
Jacob Zuma had been given until the end of the day to file representations on why he should not face corruption charges
President Jacob Zuma has met the deadline to file representations on why he should not face corruption charges. The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) confirmed that Zuma’s representations were lodged at its offices with National Director of Public Prosecutions Shaun Abrahams. Zuma had been given until the end of the day on Wednesday to do this. The original deadline was November 30 2017 but it was extended to January 31 after his lawyers informed the NPA they would not be able to make the cut off. This comes after the Supreme Court of Appeal last year dismissed a bid by Zuma and the NPA to overturn a High Court in Pretoria judgment that found the decision to drop the charges was irrational. There is mounting political pressure on ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa, from inside and outside his party, to remove Zuma from office. Opposition political parties called on Wednesday for a postponement of next week’s state of the nation address, saying that Zuma was not fit to deliver it. The ...
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