The DA says it’s awaiting a decision by NPA head, Shaun Abrahams, on whether ex-president Jacob Zuma will face prosecution for fraud and corruption.

The Democratic Alliance (DA) say it is awaiting the decision by the National Director of Public Prosecution (NDPP), Shaun Abrahams, on whether or not former president Jacob Zuma will face prosecution on fraud and corruption charges.

In a statement released on Thursday, 15 March, the DA says that the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) “has run out of ways to delay his decision on the matter”, and that the DA’s nine-year attempts to have the charges against former president Zuma reinstated, have “finally come to a head.”

“The time has arrived for the NPA to reinstate the 783 counts of corruption, fraud, racketeering and money-laundering against Zuma. The DA will accept nothing less,” reads the statement.

The DA says it is a victory, for both the party and the country that events have reached this point, arguing that it is as a “result of our dogged, unwavering pursuit of justice we will all know, today or in the days to come, whether or not Zuma will finally have his day in court.”

“Zuma cannot be allowed to walk scot-free if he is found guilty of any of the charges brought against him. South Africans have waited too long for the verdict and Abrahams must now put an end to his delaying tactics,” concludes the statement.

Meanwhile, on Wednesday evening, 14 March, Shaun Abrahams told the Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA), that he could not provide them with a preview of his decision. He added that before he can make a public announcement on his decision, he first has to inform Zuma of it.