Sunday Morning Assessment
The gaping hole in the Zuma decision
Prisons head failed to indicate what he decided on the issue of whether the period of illegal parole should be subtracted from ex-president’s sentence
13 August 2023 - 00:01
At 6am on Friday former president Jacob Zuma’s convoy quietly rolled into Estcourt prison. He was, according to prisons head Makgothi Thobakgale, “admitted” and “processed” into the corrections system. An hour or so later, shortly after 7am, the convoy rolled out. ..
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