Zuma must pay legal costs for review of state capture report

2018-11-09 14:25
Former president Jacob Zuma.

Former president Jacob Zuma. (File)


Former president Jacob Zuma has lost his application for leave to appeal a judgment that said he should pay the costs of reviewing Thuli Madonsela's remedial action for the institution of the state capture inquiry.

A full bench of the North Gauteng High Court issued the correspondence on Friday.

"I can confirm that this is true," DA federal council chairperson James Selfe confirmed to News24. The DA and other opposition parties were party to the case.

Selfe said they received correspondence of the decision, and would receive the full papers later on Friday.



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Zuma was appealing specifically that he be held personally responsible for the legal costs.


This is a developing story.

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