What does it take to prove a crime?

What does it take to prove a crime?

The ongoing legal battles of former president Jacob Zuma has brought the question of what it takes to prove a crime to the fore. As such, journalist Christelle du Toit breaks the complex topic down...

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As reported by Jacaranda FM News, the case between former president Jacob Zuma and both journalist Karyn Maughan and the lead prosecutor in his corruption case, Billy Downer, has been postponed.

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Zuma accused Downer of leaking his personal medical records to Maughan, but the Director of Public Prosecutions did not prosecute, citing a lack of evidence.

Maughan claimed that she waited until the records were filed three times in court, making it a public document, before she published.

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This case has left many people wondering what exactly it takes to prove that somebody committed a crime in South Africa.

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