Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla says she is being prosecuted to settle political scores

There was no link between her social media posts and the looting and destruction that took place in July 2021, she told the court

Lost your password? Please enter your username or email address. You will receive a link to create a new password via email.Lost your password? Please enter your username or email address. You will receive a link to create a new password via email.Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla told the Durban magistrate’s court on Thursday that there was no evidence linking her to the July 2021 riots, and that she would be pleading not guilty to schedule six charges brought by the state.

“I am of the strong opinion that no court can find that the violence in question occurred as a result of, or in connection with, any incitement or any misconduct on my part. The two things are utterly unconnected, causally or otherwise. “The mere fact that it has taken the state almost four years to work out where a few social media messages constitute ‘terrorism’ speaks for itself as an indication that the NPA is clutching at straws with a very weak case.”

Responding to Mpofu saying that the state’s case was weak because there had not been a successful prosecution in a similar matter, Gangai referred the court to the prosecution of Mdumiseni Kheta Zuma. Jacob Zuma was in the gallery as Zuma-Sambudla sat in the dock, joined by Duduzile’s twin, Duduzane, and prominent members of his and Zuma-Sambudla’s new political home, the uMkhonto weSizwe party.

Police confirmed that they had increased security in Durban and around the province ahead of Zuma-Sambudla’s appearance.

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