South Africa's Zuma loses fresh bid to dodge bribe trial

  • 📰 GuardianNigeria
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 35 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 17%
  • Publisher: 94%

Nigeria Headlines News

Nigeria Latest News,Nigeria Headlines

Zuma will now have to appear in court to face corruption charges on May 6.

Former South African President Jacob Zuma appears in court where he faces charges that include fraud, racketeering and money laundering in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, October 15, 2019. Michele Spatari /Pool via REUTERS

Zuma had approached the top appeals court, arguing that a high court was wrong last year to refuse his application for a permanent stay of prosecution against him. Paul Myburgh, the registrar of the Supreme Court of Appeal, told AFP that Zuma’s “applications were dismissed with costs on the 10 of March” and that the court handed down the ruling on Friday.He may try to appeal in the country’s constitutional court though it was not immediately clear if he would take that option.

Last month Zuma, 77, was slapped with an arrest warrant after his lawyers claimed he was receiving medical treatment in Cuba and was too ill to travel back to South Africa for a pre-trial hearing.

 

Thank you for your comment. Your comment will be published after being reviewed.
Please try again later.
We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

 /  🏆 1. in NG

Nigeria Latest News, Nigeria Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

Coronavirus: South Africa evacuates citizens from WuhanIn a sleepy rural area in South Africa's northern Limpopo province, a military operation is underway preparing to quarantine dozens of citizens being evacuated from China's Wuhan province, the epic... Nice action Still have Nigerians there.
Source: MobilePunch - 🏆 8. / 63 Read more »

South-South APC leaders endorse Giadom as Oshiomhole’s replacementPDP stooges cannot take over OfficialAPCNg God would punish all of them This implosion shall consume all those traitors
Source: MobilePunch - 🏆 8. / 63 Read more »

Kenya confirms first case of coronavirus in East Africa – Daily TrustKenya announced its first confirmed case of coronavirus on Friday, saying a woman who returned from the United States tested positive for the illness in Nairobi. “I want to inform you that the Ministry of Health has confirmed the first coronavirus case in Kenya,” Health Minister Mutahi Kagwe told reporters. “The case is a Kenyan …
Source: Daily Trust - 🏆 13. / 51 Read more »

Kenya Confirms First Case Of Coronavirus In East AfricaKenya Confirms First Case Of Coronavirus In East Africa coronavirusinKenya CoronaVirusUpdate CoronavirusPandemic COVID19 Lock it down people
Source: channelstv - 🏆 7. / 63 Read more »

Ethiopia, Kenya confirm first virus cases in East AfricaKenya and Ethiopia on Friday announced their first confirmed cases of coronavirus, as East Africa, which has so far been unscathed by the global pandemic, scaled up emergency measures to contain its spread.
Source: GuardianNigeria - 🏆 1. / 94 Read more »

Africa Nations Cup Qualifiers Postponed Over Coronavirus OutbreakAfrica Nations Cup Qualifiers Postponed Over Coronavirus Outbreak Thank you CAF for being reasonable at this point that wat should be done CAF Good Thanks CAF
Source: channelstv - 🏆 7. / 63 Read more »