TOP STORY | Jacob Zuma suffers blow as top advocates quit his legal team
Former president Jacob Zuma will be going into battle to avoid spending about a quarter of a century behind bars for alleged corruption without two of his leading legal counsel.
Business Day has established that neither senior advocate Mike Hellens nor advocate Dawie Joubert will continue acting for Zuma in his battle with the National Prosecuting Authority . He is seeking a permanent stay of prosecution to avoid corruption charges linked to the arms deal of the 1990s.
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