Zuma to pay his own legal costs if he is found guilty of the charges against him, says Ramaphosa
On Wednesday, President Cyril Ramaphosa provided more details of the agreement his predecessor Jacob Zuma entered into with the state to cover his legal costs.Zuma faced several legal battles during his controversial presidency, and the legal issues are far from over with National Director of Public Prosecutions (NDPP) Shaun Abrahams due to announce a decision on whether corruption charges against the former president should be reinstated in the next day or so.In his maiden Q&A session in the National Assembly, Ramaphosa was grilled by opposition MPs on Zuma’s legal costs, among other matters.Responding to a question from EFF leader Julius Malema, Ramaphosa revealed that the government had contributed a total of R15.3m towards Zuma’s legal costs since 2006. Of this amount, approximately R7.5m was spent between 2006 and the withdrawal of the corruption charges against Zuma in 2009. The state had paid a total R7.8m on Zuma’s legal costs since 2009.Ramaphosa explained that Zuma had ent...
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