Zuma’s tactics expose SA’s deeply flawed justice system

Former president Jacob Zuma appears at an earlier hearing at the Pietermaritzburg high court. Picture: SANDILE NDLOVU

The Zuma case is unique because it has shown us that our system is highly susceptible to corruption, manipulation and all sorts of political skullduggery The Zuma case is unique because it has shown us that our system is highly susceptible to corruption, manipulation and all sorts of political skulduggery. At first Zuma was more calculating in his moves against the system, in cahoots with other political and executive loyalists. But those smaller victories have given him the confidence, and brazenness, that he is not even moderate any more. The man thinks that he is above the law.

It took the DA to bring sanity to the situation. For eight years it wrestled with the NPA right up to the appeals court, to force it to reinstate the charges. Meanwhile, SA sat with an alleged criminal in the Union buildings with full executive power. And with this executive power came two benefits, which would also be incorporated into his defence strategy:

These two benefits were fully used by Zuma. The man had to be told twice by the Constitutional Court that his appointments to head the NPA were unconstitutional. And he didn’t hold back on using public money either — that was fully used to the tune of more than R15m.

Not sure if that was his intention. I can't give him credit especially what our country has gone through under his leadership 😔

He exposed every damn body. Media has been exposed, corporate SA has been exposed , Judiciary has been exposed. Thanks you Msholozi

who looses here? he can run but won't hide

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