Electoral Court 'nullified' ConCourt contempt ruling, says justice who argued against Zuma jailing
Umkhonto wesizwe party has accused the electoral body of waging a personal legal battle with its leader, former president Jacob Zuma.
Justice Leana Theron, who dissented with the Constitutional Court's decision to jail Jacob Zuma for contempt, says she is not sure she can live with an Electoral Court ruling that nullified that judgment, by finding the former president was not actually sentenced.South Africans need to be in the know if we want to create a prosperous future. News24 has kept the country informed for 25 years, and we're about to enter a new chapter of fearless journalism.
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