Court dismisses Jacob Zuma’s leave to appeal

The Pietermaritzburg High Court on Friday dismissed with costs former president Jacob Zuma’s leave to appeal.

Zuma and French arms company Thales were appealing the decision to dismiss their application for a permanent stay of prosecution.

Advocate Muzi Sikhakhane argued last Friday that in rejecting Zuma’s bid for a permanent stay of prosecution, three KwaZulu-Natal judges had ignored “the prejudicial conduct of the National Prosecuting Authority” towards him.

Judgment was reserved for a decision. This is a developing story.

In other news – Singer Simphiwe Dana opens up after going through surgery and completely losing her voice

Singer Simphiwe Dana opens up about her vocal cord surgery, battling anxiety and depression and using music to heal her pain. My voice was completely gone. But my doctor said the voice is there, I was just scared to use it. When she performed at Mama’ Winnie Madikizela-Mandela’s memorial at Bassline in 2018, singer Simphiwe Dana struggled with her voice: however, for many, she wasn’t singing out of tune, but her voice wasn’t going where she wanted it to.

She managed to thrill the gathering, but she was worried: for Simphiwe, when her disobedient voice couldn’t yield to her command, she knew something was terribly wrong and wasted no time getting professional medical advice. Read more

Source: Timeslive