Karyn Maughan writes that the NPA’s victory on Friday against Thales removes the last legal barrier to the trial of former President Zuma finally getting underway.
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The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has won a significant legal battle in its efforts to finalise the long-awaited corruption trial of former President Jacob Zuma and French arms company Thales – as a full bench of the Kwazulu-Natal High Court endorsed its decision to prosecute Thales for racketeering.
The decision means that the State can pursue its case that Thales knew that Zuma s former financial advisor Schabir Shaik had made 783 payments to Zuma over a 10 year period between 1995 and 2005. There’s more to this story Subscribe to News24 and get access to our
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The KwaZulu-Natal High Court has dismissed with costs French arms company Thales’ bid to challenge the racketeering charge it faces alongside former president Jacob Zuma.
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Businessman Thoshan Panday and his co-accused appeared in the Durban Magistrate s Court.
They are accused of fraud, corruption and racketeering charges in connection with a 2010 FIFA World Cup tender.
The matter was transferred to the KwaZulu-Natal High Court.
The corruption case of controversial Durban businessman Thoshan Panday and his co-accused has been transferred to the KwaZulu-Natal High Court for a pre-trial conference.
Panday and his co-accused, General Mmamonnye Ngobeni and Colonel Navin Madhoe, appeared in the Durban Magistrate s Court on Thursday on fraud, corruption and racketeering charges that relate to a 2010 FIFA world cup tender.
They are expected to return to court on 8 February 2021 for the pre-trial proceedings, Investigating Directorate spokesperson Sindisiwe Twala said.
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The men were arrested following an undercover operation.
They tried to sell his truck for R150 000.
The KwaZulu-Natal High Court in Scottburgh has sentenced three men to life imprisonment for the 2015 murder of a municipal truck driver.
They tried to sell his municipal truck for R150 000.
Phakizwe Dlamini, 35, Mnyamezeli Cele, 30 and Cyprian Caluza, 42, were found guilty of murder and robbery with aggravating circumstances.
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According to Hawks spokesperson Captain Simphiwe Mhlongo, in July 2015, members of the Port Shepstone Serious Organised Crime Unit received information from Crime Intelligence about a man who wanted to sell a municipality truck for R150 000. On 18 August 2015, an undercover operation was conducted. Dlamini was arrested while delivering the truck.