Zuma, Hlophe: A year when the rule of law was taken to the brink

This year former president Jacob Zuma went to prison, an affirmation of the rule of law. But putting him behind bars took the country to the brink and triggered a wave of unrest that is putting the rule of law to the test in a different way.

24 December 2021 - 00:02

By FRANNY RABKIN

In a tumultuous year for SA's legal system, a former president was jailed, released, then ordered back to jail and is appealing. A chief justice was also rebuked for remarks considered to be political.

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