State slams 'baseless attacks' on Downer in Zuma corruption case
The State has accused former president Jacob Zuma and his legal team of launching baseless attacks on lead prosecutor Billy Downer.
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The State has accused former president Jacob Zuma and his legal team of launching baseless attacks on lead prosecutor Billy Downer.
UBABA BRINGS OUT THE BIG GUNS! Simon Nare Former SA president Jacob Zuma leaves at Pietermaritzburg High Court. Photo: Gallo Images/Darren Stewart. ALMOST two decades later, former president Jacob Zuma got to plead to the multiple charges he’s facing arising from the arms deal. He’s charged with soliciting a bribe in exchange for political protection for a company that had won a tender. It’s taken more than 17 years but he and co-accused, French company Thales, have pleaded. This means the legal ball is now rolling. Before we even start, Zum...