Cape Town – Former president Jacob Zuma’s son, Duduzane, says he has lost hope and faith in the country’s justice system – this, as his father’s arms deal court case is set to resume in the Pietermaritzburg High Court on Tuesday.
“I always prepare myself for the worst. I don’t have high hopes when it comes to legal matters. The decisions will be made by the people who make those decisions,” said Duduzane during an interview with SABC.
Zuma, 79, is currently serving his 15-month jail term at the Estcourt Correctional Centre for contempt of court.
A judge said last week that he will be let out of jail to attend a long-running corruption case in person rather than by video link.
The hearing “shall proceed in an open court”, Judge Piet Koen said.
Zuma, however, still remains at an undisclosed hospital after he was admitted on Friday for “medical observation“.
Duduzane said he has not visited his father yet, and could, therefore, not confirm his health status.
He, however, said he hopes to attend court proceedings on Tuesday.
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Meanwhile, Duduzane also revealed he has begun the processes in KwaZulu-Natal to contest in the African National Congress (ANC) leadership at the next national conference.
“When it comes to competition I’m not looking at anybody else. I’m not here to compete against – you want me to do something different because if you’re saying I’m competing against someone it means we walk in the same path. I’m walking a completely different path. We’re going to do things differently. And right now there’s no one in that lane, that’s a lane I’m creating because I believe that’s the only way we’re going to overturn and overhaul the situation,” said Duduzane.
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