Jacob Zuma squared off against State advocate, Billy Downer, and Karyn Maughan in the Pietermaritzburg High Court again on Monday but his application to try and secure leave to appeal to the Supreme Court of Appeal in Bloemfontein was refused.
Judge Nkosinathi Chili has been appointed to preside over the arms deal-related trial of former President Jacob Zuma, replacing Piet Koen who recused himself in the Pietermaritzburg high court on Monday.