South Africa

Zuma’s Stalingrad tactic has backfired, and it’ll cost him more than money

14 October 2019 - 07:00 By Karyn Maughan
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All of the evidence that the state intends to use against Jacob Zuma has been ruled to have been legally obtained.
All of the evidence that the state intends to use against Jacob Zuma has been ruled to have been legally obtained.
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Former president Jacob Zuma’s hopes of permanently stopping the corruption case against him were destroyed by the Pietermaritzburg High Court on Friday.

It appears his “Stalingrad” strategy has effectively built the walls of a seemingly impenetrable legal prison that Zuma cannot escape from.

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