JUST IN: Judge rules Jacob Zumaâs court bid against Billy Downer should be heard in person
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Durban - Former President Jacob Zuma has scored a court victory after Pietermaritzburg High Court Judge Piet Koen on Wednesday morning ruled that his application against the prosecutor Advocate Billy Downer be heard in person.
This means Zuma will leave his Estcourt Correction Centre cell where he is serving his 15 months contempt of court sentence and travel to court on August 10 to join his lawyers who are arguing Downer should not lead his prosecution for corruption.
Zuma and his lawyers are arguing that Downer has acted in a legally and politically compromising manner, thus rendering himself unfit to give the former head of state a fair trial.
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Today is World Day Against Trafficking in Persons
The recent incidents of sexual and economic exploitation of children have sparked many protests and a public outcry targeting the failure of the State to ensure justice to children and their families. While the media and law enforcement agencies have attempted to provide information regarding the law enforcement process against the perpetrators of violence, many activists are demanding answers to the delays and loopholes in justice for the child victims.
Some perceive this sudden surge in cases reported by the media as an escalation of the incidence of child abuse in the country. This is misleading as the true incidence of child abuse in the country is difficult to determine at any given time due to its hidden nature. Sri Lanka has had a very poor track record of identification of the offence of child trafficking. Most cases detected during the last few weeks included elements of child trafficking. During the past decade or so, the