How media lawyers used Van Breda case in the Zandile Gumede corruption trial

Reporters have been fighting an uphill battle to get electronic devices such as recording equipment into the Zandile Gumede trial after a court order imposed restrictions.

Media lawyers arguing for cameras and other equipment to be allowed back into the Zandile Gumede corruption trial used a number of precedents from the 2017On 28 July, in a letter to her registrar, Balton said after discussions with both counsels she would not allow filming or photographs in her courtroom.

Gumede's case, which is being heard in the KwaZulu-Natal High Court in Durban, emanates from her brief stint as mayor of eThekwini around 2017. Van Breda was convicted of murdering his father, mother and brother with an axe in 2015, and sentenced to life in prison. In Gumede, Du Plessis said the state is unable to defend the restriction. He said Balton’s court order was granted on the basis of hearsay assertions from the state.So far, there has only been one alleged threat against a witness.Police are investigating the matter, while political parties have condemned the incident.

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