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If you don’t know President Jacob Zuma’s son, Duduzane Zuma was found responsible for the death of a citizen of South Africa – Phumzile Dube, it’s probably because the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) refused to prosecute the President’s son.
It all started on the 11th day of December 2014 at the M1 road. Duduzane Zuma’s Porsche collided with a taxi and Phumzile Dube became a victim of the accident. Dube died on the spot and another victim, Jeanette Mashaba died some weeks later.
Now, the Guptas leaked emails have exposed that the Randburg Magistrate Court found that Phumzile Dube’s death was brought about by the negligent act of Duduzane Zuma.
Despite the finding of the court, the National Prosecuting Authority refused to prosecute Zuma and effectively, buried the case.
From our gatherings, the National Prosecuting Authority on 18th August 2015, sent an email to Duduzane Zuma’s lawyer, Gary Mazaham. The email was about the decision to bury the case. An excerpt from the email read: “I decline to prosecute. There are no prospects of a successful prosecution.”
With the revelation, the Democratic Alliance (DA) party disclosed that it will request an inquest docket from NPA on the decision to let the President’s son walk away scot-free.
DA said the inquest documents will help them interrogate the reasons for not going forward with the charges against Duduzane.
To the party, it’s the public’s right to know why the NPA decided to bury the case. “It is their job to prosecute people if there is sufficient evidence, regardless of who they are.
“(We) will, therefore, interrogate the inquest documents as soon as they are in our possession and decide how to proceed.”
DA further stated thus:
“Of particular concern is the fact that the first person Zuma contacted after the fatal crash was Tony Gupta and not the police.
This is not surprising given their close and controversial relationship but may be a part of the reason that the NPA has chosen not to charge Zuma.
Duduzane’s case is just the latest in a string of high-profile cases which the NPA have chosen not to take forward and it increasingly seems that the NPA is unwilling to do their job.”
