By Shoeshoe Qhu
Duduzane Zuma has been charged. The son of former President Jacob Zuma has been released on R100, 000 bail. Zuma appeared briefly at the Specialised Commercial Crimes Court in Johannesburg this morning. In a crossing to journalist Karyn Maughan on Breakfast with David, Zuma’s lawyer, Rudi Krause, said so far the charge he is facing is corruption and conspiracy in the alternative.
Duduzane Zuma’s corruption case has now been postponed to January 24 next year. As a condition of his bail, Zuma has surrendered his passport and should not be able to travel outside of the country.
The matter is linked to former deputy finance minister Mcebisi Jonas. In 2015, Jonas claimed he was offered the position of finance minister during a meeting with Duduzane Zuma, businessman Fana Hlongwane and Ajay Gupta. Jonas claimed he was offered six-hundred million rands to take up the position and R600 000 was offered to him in cash at the meeting in Saxonworld. Duduzane Zuma is the first person to be charged who was implicated in State Capture.
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Kaya 959 Analyst, Sthembile Mbethe, says Zuma’s case is the first which is directly linked to the state capture report released by former Public Protector Thuli Madonsela in 2016.
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