The 108-year-old Durban High Court was a hive of clean-up activity on Tuesday, about a week ahead of the appearance of former president Jacob Zuma on multiple charges of fraud, corruption and money-laundering. It is not every day that a former president faces charges, and perhaps this explains the frantic activities around the court building. On one end of the court precinct, workers were seen moving old and broken desks, while others were busy scrubbing the floors. On Friday April 6, Zuma is expected to greet his supporters as he makes his way to the building to answer to the charges that have been dogging him for more than a decade. An employee, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said they had been instructed to clean the place up ahead of Zuma’s appearance. "They told us the court has to look presentable as there would be local and international TV stations and media [that] will be pointing their cameras on the [court] building. So we are doing as we are told." A security guard...
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