The Randburg Magistrate’s Court has withdrawn one count of culpable homicide against Duduzane Zuma.
This is in relation to the death of Nanki Mashaba, one of the passengers who died later in hospital, after Zuma’s vehicle collided with a minibus-taxi on the M1 highway in Johannesburg in February 2014.
He now faces one count of culpable homicide for the death of Phumzile Dube, also a passenger in the taxi.
Zuma has pleaded not guilty to one count culpable homicide and negligent driving.
In late 2017, lobby group AfriForum gave the NPA an ultimatum to prosecute Zuma for culpable homicide, saying if this didn’t happen, they would privately prosecute him.
AfriForum’s Gerrie Nel said the NPA erred in its 2015 decision not to prosecute him for his role in the fatal car crash.
See related tweets below:
#DuduzaneZuma maintains in his affidavit currently being read out by his legal team, Adv Mike Hellens SC, that on the day of the accident he hit a pool of water and lost control of his vehicle on the day of the accident.#sabcnews
— Chriselda Lewis ™️ (@Chriseldalewis) March 26, 2019
[WATCH] #DuduzaneZuma arrives at the Randburg Magistrates Court for the start of his culpable homicide trial.#SabcNews pic.twitter.com/bTvXQVQ6QB
— Chriselda Lewis ™️ (@Chriseldalewis) March 26, 2019
The media has been granted partial access to #DuduzaneZuma culpable homicide trial. We are allowed to film the first 15 minutes before, and 15 minutes after proceedings.
But we will LIVE tweet.#SABCNews pic.twitter.com/WX5RoavGJu— Chriselda Lewis ™️ (@Chriseldalewis) March 26, 2019
#DuduzaneZuma The state’s first witness is Mthobisi Percival Nxumalo. He is employed by the SA weather service since 2012. He started as an intern. #sabcnews
— Chriselda Lewis ™️ (@Chriseldalewis) March 26, 2019