#DuduzaneZuma back in court for culpable homicide case

Published Jun 20, 2019

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Johannesburg - Duduzane Zuma will be back in court on Thursday for closing arguments in his case regarding a woman who died when his Porsche hit the taxi she was travelling in.

The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) had initially decided not to prosecute former president Jacob Zuma's son after AfriForum’s Private Prosecution Unit applied to privately prosecute him. 

However, the NPA later went ahead and prosecuted him.

Zuma faces one charge of culpable homicide and another of reckless and negligent driving relating to a car crash on February 1, 2014, on the M1 highway in Gauteng. 

Zimbabwean national, Phumzile Dube, died after Zuma's Porsche rear-ended the minibus taxi she was in. Zuma  pleaded not guilty to the culpable homicide charge and negligent driving.

He said he was not driving negligently when his car crashed into the and that hat a water puddle caused him to lose control of his Porsche,

The matter is to be heard at the Randburg Magistrate's Court and Elias Maangwale, Senior Investigator at AfriForum’s Private Prosecution Unit, was expected to accompany the victim’s family to the court, acting as their spokesperson.

The Star

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