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Judge Piet Koen

Tendele coal mining rights were ‘unlawful and invalid’ – yet judge rules they remain legal

South Africa

Tendele coal mining rights were ‘unlawful and invalid’ – yet judge rules they remain legal

By Tony Carnie

Searing Labour Court judgment’s salutary lesson for lawyers bringing hopeless Zuma cases to court

Politics

Searing Labour Court judgment’s salutary lesson for lawyers bringing hopeless Zuma cases to court

By Pierre de Vos

Zuma’s Downer-Maughan private prosecution bid is a farce aimed at delaying Arms Deal trial, high court is told

South Africa

Zuma’s Downer-Maughan private prosecution bid is a farce aimed at delaying Arms Deal trial, high court is told

By Des Erasmus

Zuma graft trial judge Piet Koen says ‘conscience’ and ‘strong views’ compelled him to recuse himself

Maverick News

Zuma graft trial judge Piet Koen says ‘conscience’ and ‘strong views’ compelled him to recuse himself

By Des Erasmus

Judge considers recusing himself from Jacob Zuma graft case over ‘strong’ views on Billy Downer saga

Politics

Judge considers recusing himself from Jacob Zuma graft case over ‘strong’ views on Billy Downer saga

By Des Erasmus

Without Dali Mpofu, JSC manages mercifully orderly SCA judge candidate interviews

South Africa

Without Dali Mpofu, JSC manages mercifully orderly SCA judge candidate interviews

By Rebecca Davis

Jacob Zuma corruption trial predictably postponed again with ConCourt appeal decision pending

South Africa

Jacob Zuma corruption trial predictably postponed again with ConCourt appeal decision pending

By Des Erasmus

Judge ‘surprised’, State ‘dismayed’, but absent Zuma scores another delay

South Africa

Judge ‘surprised’, State ‘dismayed’, but absent Zuma scores another delay

By Des Erasmus

Zuma resorts to veiled threat of repeated July violence as his Stalingrad defence drags on

South Africa

Zuma resorts to veiled threat of repeated July violence as his Stalingrad defence drags on

By Greg Nicolson

Supreme Court torpedoes Zuma’s latest bid to wriggle out of long-running Arms Deal charges

South Africa

Supreme Court torpedoes Zuma’s latest bid to wriggle out of long-running Arms Deal charges

By Des Erasmus

Zuma still punts the myth of political persecution in his long-running battle to avoid prison

South Africa

Zuma still punts the myth of political persecution in his long-running battle to avoid prison

By Des Erasmus

Msholozi group names Jacob Zuma the ‘lifetime president of the people’

South Africa

Msholozi group names Jacob Zuma the ‘lifetime president of the people’

By Tamsin Metelerkamp