Taxpayers will fund former president Jacob Zuma’s fight to avoid personally paying an estimated R10-million in legal fees spent on his disastrous state capture court cases. However‚ the state attorney’s office has claimed that Zuma will be required to pay back the money spent on the appeal if he loses the case. "The state attorney will prepare and facilitate the signing of a detailed agreement in which the former president undertakes to refund the state all fees and disbursements incurred in the event that he is not successful in the appeal proceedings‚" state attorney Isaac Chowe wrote in a letter to Zuma’s lawyers. He added that the state attorney would make sure that the fees would be paid "in accordance with the fair and reasonable tariffs discussed with the state attorney’s office‚ and the state attorney will verify all accounts and invoices received in respect of this matter before processing same for payment". As yet‚ it remains unclear whether Zuma has actually signed the so...
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