Zuma parades the Big Guns today

A Business Day report makes the point that in the past, many ANC leaders have been hauled before court, found guilty, and sentenced to long prison terms. Zuma and his supporters invoke this history of judicial persecution. This time, however, Zuma will appear before a magistrate appointed by the dispensation for which he had fought long and hard. According to a report in The Mercury, Zuma has indicated he will not be intimidated by the National Prosecuting Authority, taking his full legal team to the court to fight an intended adjournment of the trial. He will appear with a team which includes not only his attorney, Michael Hulley, but also Kessie Naidu SC and a number of other senior counsel. Full Business Day report See also a report on the IoL site Full report in The Mercury