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Pieter du Toit | True colours: The dodgy, motley crew defending Zuma have reached high-water mark | News24
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OPINION | It was a pathetic performance by the RET crew in support of their patron, the Guptas’ former operative Jacob Zuma, when he charged a respected prosecutor and decorated journalist earlier this week, writes PieterDuToit.

Former president Jacob Zuma in court in Pietermaritzburg on Monday. Photo: Mlungisi Louw

It was a pathetic performance by the RET crew in support of their patron, the Guptas’ former operative Jacob Zuma, when he charged a respected prosecutor and decorated journalist earlier this week, writesIt was quite pathetic to see two of former president Jacob Zuma's sycophantic imbongis, Mzwanele Manyi and Carl Niehaus, gleefully taking pictures of State advocate Billy Downer and News24 journalist Karyn Maughan on Monday.

They took enormous joy taking pictures of both sitting in the dock at the Pietermaritzburg High Court, where they appeared on charges related to the National Prosecuting Authority's corruption case against Zuma. They have been charged in a private prosecution by the former president, who claims that Downer and Maughan broke the law when he shared court documents with her.Get 14 days free to read all our investigative and in-depth journalism. Thereafter you will be billed R75 per month.

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