STAFF REPORTER
THE South Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg has granted President Cyril Ramaphosa an urgent interdict against private prosecution by former President Jacob Zuma.
The full bench of the high court delivered its judgment after it heard heads of arguments last week from Ramaphosa and Zuma’s legal teams in the president’s bid to block the summons for him to appear in court on Thursday in private prosecution proceedings instituted by his predecessor.
Delivering his judgment, Deputy Judge-President Roland Sutherland said Ramaphosa’s application was found to be urgent by the high court.
“Pending the final determination of part B [of the application] the first respondent [Zuma] is interdicted from taking any further steps to give effect to the nolle prosequi certificate of 21 November 2022 and 6 June 2022, and the summons issued by the registrar on 15 and 21 December 2022 or to pursue the private prosecution under case number 59772 of 2022 against the
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