“This interdict application is an abuse of court process. The purpose of this interdict is to avoid the court appearance of next week. Nothing else. Mr Ramaphosa knows it is going to be a postponement. He thinks just because he is the high and mighty president the idea of being charged and appearing in court is beneath him.”
The Johannesburg high court has dismissed an application by little known Blackhouse Kollective Foundation to be allowed to be friends of the court in the matter between President Cyril Ramaphosa and his predecessor Jacob Zuma.
The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) says it has issued former president Jacob Zuma with a certificate indicating he could pursue a private prosecution against state prosecutor Adv Billy Downer SC.
The National Prosecuting Authority has declined to prosecute its prosecutor Billy Downer SC after former president Jacob Zuma laid a criminal charge against him.