Definitive ruling will strike a resounding blow for governance

10 February 2016 - 02:10

By The Times Editorial

The ramifications of yesterday's Constitutional Court hearing on the Nkandla debacle will be extremely far-reaching.To start with, President Jacob Zuma's job might ultimately be on the line.As Zuma's lawyer, Jeremy Gauntlett SC, put it, the opposition EFF and the DA might try to impeach the president and "it would be wrong that this court be put in a position to make some wide order which can be used" in such an attempt.

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