Taxi death: Zuma's son won't be charged

President Jacob Zuma's son Duduzane will not be prosecuted for a fatal accident he was involved in because there is insufficient evidence.

But he will have to take the stand to give his version of what happened on the night of February 1, when his Porsche crashed into a taxi, causing the death of a passenger.

The National Prosecuting Authority has now referred the case to the Randburg Magistrate's Court for a formal inquest.

According to NPA spokesman Nathi Mncube, it will be up to the magistrate to decide if Zuma or the driver of the taxi, Vusi Dlamini, were criminally responsible for the accident.

"The two drivers will be subpoenaed, as will witnesses in the taxi and the investigator on the scene that night," said Mncube.

The accident occurred at 10pm on the M1 south off-ramp at Grayston Drive, Sandton when Zuma's Porsche allegedly rear-ended the taxi, which overturned.

Phumzile Dube died at the scene and two other taxi passengers were injured.

Witnesses said there was heavy rain at the time of the accident and visibility was poor.

Media reports said Zuma wasn't given a breathalyser test at the scene.

But Chief Superintendent Wayne Minnaar, the spokesman for the Johannesburg Metro Police, said it was up to the attending officer to decide if one was needed.

The DA's justice spokesman, Glynnis Breytenbach, said referring the case to a formal inquest was the correct thing to do, if there was insufficient evidence.