COSTLY HUMILIATION
A massive boost for press freedom and a cheering reminder that the judiciary remains solid.
That’s the tenor of the response to Jacob Zuma’s humiliation this week in the Pietermaritzburg High Court, where the National Prosecuting Authority’s Billy Downer and News24’s Karyn Maughan succeeded in their application to set aside his private prosecution of them.
Well, ja-nee. It’s more complicated than that. While the court dealt the former president a well-deserved bloody nose and reiterated some fundamental constitutional precepts, it was a reminder the judicial system is under sustained pressure.
