{"id":91996,"date":"2025-10-25T13:51:23","date_gmt":"2025-10-25T13:51:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/zuma-yet-to-consult-legal-team-on-r29-million-debt"},"modified":"2025-10-25T14:11:37","modified_gmt":"2025-10-25T14:11:37","slug":"zuma-yet-to-consult-legal-team-on-r29-million-debt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/zuma-yet-to-consult-legal-team-on-r29-million-debt","title":{"rendered":"Zuma Yet to Consult Legal Team on R29 Million Debt"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>Former President Jacob Zuma said he is yet to consult his legal team on the repayment of his nearly R29 million legal fees that he owes government.<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, the Gauteng High Court ordered Zuma to repay R28.9 million to the State attorney for the legal fees of his corrupt trial.<\/p>\n<p>Zuma\u2019s arms deal corruption trial has been ongoing for years, with him trying to remove State advocate, Billy Downer, from the matter, alleging bias against him.<\/p>\n<p>Responding to questions of when he would settle the debt, Zuma had this to say: &#8220;When the matter was discussed, I was not here, I was abroad. I am going to be meeting my lawyers to say where do we take the matter, so I can\u2019t be answering because I was not there. We\u2019ve made an arrangement to meet with my lawyers to take that matter forward.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The former president added that a final decision would be communicated.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;That matter will be handled. You\u2019ll get to know then at the time as to what will be our approach to that matter.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Zuma has 60 days to make payment.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">South-Africa<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Africa. Former President Jacob Zuma said he is yet to consult his legal team on the repayment of his nearly R29 million legal fees that he owes government. 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