Zuma to attend court case on Monday despite 'national shutdown'

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Zuma to attend court case on Monday despite 'national shutdown'
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State advocate Billy Downer’s application to set aside former president Jacob Zuma’s private prosecution of him will continue on Monday in the Pietermaritzburg high court in spite of the EFF’s call for a “national shutdown”.

Former president Jacob Zuma is expected to attend the application by Billy Downer in the Pietermaritzburg high court on Monday. File photo.

This week, KwaZulu-Natal judge president Thoba Poyo-Dlwati issued a circular advising that because of the “shutdown”, most courts would not sit.whether opposed motions — such as the Downer matter — would proceed, would be dealt with on an individual basis by the judges hearing them. set down for Wednesday — is being heard by a full bench of three judges.

The judges have instructed the parties that the matter will proceed and the office of the chief justice on Thursday sent out a notice of media accreditation.

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