S v Zuma and Another, Thales South Africa (Pty) Limited v KwaZulu-Natal Director of Public Prosecutions and Others (CCD30/2018, D12763/2018) [2019] ZAKZDHC 19

11th October 2019

S v Zuma and Another, Thales South Africa (Pty) Limited v KwaZulu-Natal Director of Public Prosecutions and Others (CCD30/2018, D12763/2018) [2019] ZAKZDHC 19

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1.         The NPA’s application for condonation of the late delivery of its answering affidavit and extension of such delivery from 1 March 2019 to 11 March 2019 is granted with no order as to costs.

2.         The NPA’s application to strike out parts of the replying affidavit of Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma dated 1 April 2019 on the grounds that they are scandalous and/or vexatious, and that they constitute impermissible new matter raised in reply is granted in terms of prayers 1 and 2 of the notice of motion thereof with no order as to costs.

3.         The application brought by Thales South Africa (Pty) Ltd to strike out certain portions of the answering affidavit of William John Downer dated 11 March 2019, which refer to portions of the affidavits filed by Mr Downer in Mr Zuma’s (Criminal Court) permanent stay application is dismissed with costs such costs to include those consequent upon employment of two counsel.

4.         The application brought by Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma seeking leave to enter the letter dated 22 March 2018 with accompanying annexures into the record of the proceedings in the application for the permanent stay is dismissed with costs such costs to include those consequent upon employment of two counsel.

5.         The application brought by Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma under case number CCD30/2018 is dismissed with costs such costs to include those consequent upon employment of two counsel.

6.         The application brought by Thales South Africa (Pty) Ltd under case number D12763/2018 is dismissed with costs such costs to include those consequent upon employment of two counsel.