Adv. Gerrie Nel, Head of AfriForum’s Private Prosecution Unit, announced today that he and his team withdrew from the judicial inquest into the death of Reshall Jimmy. Jimmy died in December 2015 when the Ford Kuga he was driving burst into flames. Nel led the inquest into Jimmy’s death on behalf of the Jimmy family. “The…
Duduzane Zuma, son of former President Jacob Zuma, appeared in the Randburg Magistrate’s Court on 26 March 2019 on a charge of culpable homicide and a charge of reckless and negligent driving. The state withdrew a second charge of culpable homicide after a report from a pathologist indicated that a second victim died of natural causes. Elias…
Duduzane Zuma’s legal team today called two witnesses to testify in the culpable homicide and reckless and negligent driving case against him. The defence called one expert witness, Konrad Lotter, as well as Michael Jankelowitz, an eye witness. The latter testified that he was on the highway the night of the incident and that it…
The state and defence team for Duduzane Zuma, son of former president Jacob Zuma, delivered their closing arguments in the Randburg Magistrate’s Court today in the prosecution case for culpable homicide and reckless and negligent driving. The defence maintained that Zuma’s vehicle skidded on the road after it hit a puddle of water and that…
Duduzane Zuma, son of former president Jacob Zuma, was found not guilty today in the Randburg Magistrate’s Court in the prosecution case for culpable homicide and reckless and negligent driving. “AfriForum’s aim was to make sure that Zuma Jr stated his case in a court for judgment, just as any other citizen against whom a…
The civil rights watchdog AfriForum today indicated during a media conference in Centurion that they will approach the court with a mandamus application to force the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) to make decisions regarding the prosecution of Julius Malema, Leader of the EFF, concerning three pending cases against him. These three cases in which Malema…
The civil rights organisation AfriForum today announced that a warrant has been issued for the arrest of Grace Mugabe. Kallie Kriel, CEO of AfriForum, welcomes the news. “This is the result of a very long process. AfriForum first had to approach the court to have Mugabe’s diplomatic immunity set aside which paved the way for…
The civil rights organisation AfriForum announced today that the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) in Gauteng made a turnabout in the case against Alexis Bizos, son of George Bizos, by in fact deciding to prosecute him. The DPP reconsidered its decision and decided to institute prosecution against Bizos on a charge of assault on his…
AfriForum announced today that Adv. Gerrie Nel, Head of the civil rights organisation’s Private Prosecution Unit, and his team had been supporting the Jimmy family against Ford Motor Company. Reshall Jimmy burnt to death in December 2015 when the Ford Kuga he was driving caught fire. “The family has been waiting for almost three years for…
Duduzane Zuma, son of former President Jacob Zuma, today heard in the Randburg Magistrate’s Court that he must appear on 26 March 2019 for two charges of culpable homicide and one charge of negligent driving. The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) initially decided not to prosecute Zuma Jr in connection with a vehicle accident that occurred on 1 February 2014…
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