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The Jacob Zuma Trial
Jacob Zuma cleared a major hurdle in his march to succeed President Thabo Mbeki as ANC leader next year when his corruption case was thrown out of court in Pietermaritzburg on September the 20th 2006. The decision by high court Judge Herbert Msimang places enormous pressure on the NPA, whose credibility faces a severe test and which was unable to proceed with its prosecution of Zuma 15 months after initially charging him. But Zuma’s victory may be shortlived, with the NPA saying the door had been left open for a reinstatement of the corruption charges against Zuma and French arms company Thint SA.

Take One - Case struck off the roll
Take Two - Court Appearance in August 2008

Timeline - He would’ve gone down

 

Trial Details and Court Documents

Take Two

Defendants Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma

Thint Holding (Southern Africa) (Pty) Ltd
(formerly known as Thomson-CSF Holding (Southern Africa) (Pty) Ltd) (hereinafter also referred to as Thomson Holdings) (as represented by Pierre Jean-Marie Robert Moynot)

Thint (Pty) Ltd (formerly known as Thomson-CSF (Pty) Ltd
(hereinafter also referred to as Thomson (Pty)) (as represented by Pierre Jean-Marie Robert Moynot)
Plaintiff/Applicant State
When August 2008
Where Durban
Court High Court
Charges Count One : Racketeering
Count Two : Corruption
Count Three : Corruption
Count Four : Money Laundering
Count Five to Sixteen : Fraud
Court Documents

 

 

Trial Details and Court Documents

Take One

Personal Profile

Challenging the Corrupt : How the Case Against Shaik Implicates Deputy President

 

Defendants

Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma

Thint Holding (Southern Africa) (Pty) Ltd
(formerly known as Thomson-CSF Holding (Southern Africa) (Pty) Ltd) (hereinafter also referred to as Thomson Holdings) (as represented by Pierre Jean-Marie Robert Moynot)

Thint (Pty) Ltd (formerly known as Thomson-CSF (Pty) Ltd
(hereinafter also referred to as Thomson (Pty)) (as represented by Pierre Jean-Marie Robert Moynot)

Plaintiff/Applicant

State
When 2006-06-31
Postponed until 2006-09-05
Where Durban
Court High Court
Charges
  • Corruption
  • Corruption, alternatively receiving an unauthorised gratification by a person who is party to an employment relationship
  • Corruption, alternatively money laundering, alternatively acquisition, possession or use of proceeds of unlawful activities
  • Corruption, alternatively money laundering, alternatively acquisition, possession or use of proceeds of unlawful activities

Court Documents

The answering affidavit by Jacob Zuma's defence team opposing the State's application for a postponement and a counter application for the matter to be struck off the court roll.

The State on Monday the 14th of August 2006 filed over 500 pages of papers in the Pietermaritzburg High Court in response to submissions by former Deputy President Jacob Zuma to have his fraud and corruption trial struck off the court roll. The following are complete affidavits by NPA head Vusi Pikoli, his predecessor Bulelani Ngcuka, former Justice Minister Penuell Maduna and Scorpion boss Leonard McCarthy.

The second answering affidavit by Jacob Zuma's defence team opposing the State's application for a postponement and a counter application for the matter to be struck off the court roll. In this affadavit Zuma's defence argues the new stance adopted by the State in respect of the application for the postponement of the matter, as well as the manner in which the State has answered Zuma's application for a permanent stay of the prosecution. Zuma claims that the consequences of the State’s approach to the matter is prejudicial to him.

An application for the issuing of a letter of request in terms of Section 2(2) of the International Co-operation in Criminal Matters Act, 1996 (Act No. 75 of 1996)
Judgment Corruption case was struck off the roll.
SCA Judgment Media summaries : Appeal application concerning seized documents in Mauritius