Jacob Zuma in the Pietermaritzburg High Court.
The facts of the matter are simple - this is a nonsense case. So why is Zuma doing it? To intimidate and threaten journalists, writes Adriaan Basson.
Former president Jacob Zuma wants to jail a journalist for reporting on court papers and a letter from his doctor submitted by his own lawyers to court.
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