High court rejects Zuma’s complaint of unfair ‘Zuma law’ treatment

Judge Lebogang Modiba said the remarks about ‘a Zuma law’ were ‘utterly inappropriate’

18 May 2023 - 17:42 By FRANNY RABKIN

The Johannesburg high court on Thursday rejected a complaint by former president Jacob Zuma that the court had “unfairly cut short” the argument by his counsel, Dali Mpofu SC, and that this amounted to “a Zuma law” because other litigants were not treated this way. ..

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