Constitutional Court to hand down judgement on Zuma impeachment

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The Constitutional Court will rule on Friday in a bid to compel parliament to initiate impeachment proceedings against President Jacob Zuma over a scandal related to state-funded upgrades to his private Nkandla homestead in Kwazulu Natal.

The Constitutional Court reserved judgment on the matter in September after opposition parties submitted the application in the wake of a ruling that Zuma failed to uphold the constitution.

This, for not abiding by former Public Protector Thuli Madonsela's finding that he repay some of the public money spent on his sprawling rural home.

In March 2016 the court found that Zuma failed to uphold, defend and respect the constitution.