Zuma in 2022: The year the former president refused to settle any legal battles

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Zuma in 2022: The year the former president refused to settle any legal battles
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From his corruption trial to the private prosecution he launched against the lead prosecutor on his case, to his battle to wriggle out of the 15 months imprisonment he was slapped with for contempt of court - none of these matters have been finalised yet.

JOHANNESBURG - Jacob Zuma kept the courts busy in 2022, with 2023 promising more of the same from the former president.

Kicking off the New Year with a bang, Zuma’s corruption case is set to return to the Pietermaritzburg High Court in January. This is after Zuma launched a private prosecution against state advocate Billy Downer and journalist Karyn Maughan over what he claimed was the leaking of confidential medical records.Then, in February, the private prosecution returns to court for what is expected to be a postponement, pending the outcomes of applications from Downer and Maughan to have the case quashed.

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