Zuma cannot be allowed to evade his day in court

Even though President Jacob Zuma has woken up from his long slumber and suddenly realised that he should pay back (a portion of) the taxpayers' money used to upgrade his private home in Nkandla he cannot be allowed to evade having his day in court. After years of denial, intimidation and outright bullying by Zuma and his protectors, South Africans cannot today be asked meekly to accept Zuma's statement that he is willing to settle the debt.