The judges ruled that the South African President must pay personally pay the legal cost of his failed application to have the ombudsman’s ruling for a commission of inquiry into state capture set aside

They further ordered that Zuma is too conflicted to name the members of that commission himself

This is a further indication of power draining away from President Jacob Zuma. as the ruling African National Congress prepares to meet this week to elect his successor.

Party spokesman Zizi Khodwa welcomes the High Court ruling, saying an inquiry into state capture is in the country’s best interest.

Khodwa says Zuma must implement the court ruling without delay

Judge President Dunstan Mlambo says Zuma has 30 days to call for a commission of inquiry into state capture as instructed  by the then Public Protector Thuli Madonsela

The commission members must be named by the Chief Justice.

Madonsela welcomes the ruling, saying it gives Zuma pause.

Mlambo declared Zuma was ill advised and reckless to seek a review of her recommendation

He cannot continue wasting taxpayer’s money on vexatious legal challenges.

She says delaying the  commission of inquiry is  making a cold case of a very worrying phenomenon.

Evidence was disappearing every day.

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Pretoria’s judge president Dunstan Mlambo says President Omar Al Bashir defiance of the court order is unconstitutional.
He’s given the State seven days to provide an affidavit explaining when, where and how Bashir got away.
The Southern African Litigation Centre, that brought the urgent action seeking Bashir’s detention, plans to initiate a private prosecution against the South African government for contempt of court.
Pikkie Greef, the general secretary of the South African National Defence Union says government must respond decisively to Sudan blackmailing South African troops in Darfur by threatening an act of war if their president was arrested in Johannesburg.
At Sudan’s insistence, the South African contingent is the most lightly armed in the United Nations/ African Union Mission in Darfur known as UNAMID.
Military analysts say South Africa should pull their peacekeepers out of Darfur – although this would be playing into Bashir’s hands

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