The Democratic Alliance leader, DA leader Mmusi Maimane, said Zuma is another day closer to having his day in court.
Maimane was on the campaign trail in Nelson Mandela Bay on Friday along with mayoral candidate Athol Trollip.
In a speech prepared for delivery at a mass meeting in West End, Port Elizabeth, Maimane said that Zuma and his dishonest government will soon face the might of the law.
"People know that the ANC's losing streak will continue - both at the ballot box and in our courts. Just this morning we received news that they were not granted leave to appeal in the Spy Tapes case. This means that Jacob Zuma is one day closer to his day in court, and that he and his dishonest government will soon face the full might of the law. It shows that, while the ANC keeps on losing, the DA keeps on winning," he said.
Turning to other issues, Maimane said that he's been to Nelson Mandela Bay many times in recent weeks because of the Metro's importance to the DA.
He said the DA had gained ground on the ANC in the Metro with polls showing that the two parties are neck-and-neck.
"The momentum is on our side and we are on track to kick this weak and corrupt ANC government out and install a DA government here that will help Nelson Mandela Bay reach its true potential, But here's the thing about momentum: you must never take your foot off the pedal. Once you have the momentum, you keep on going until you have achieved your goal," he added.
Maimane said the party had been building momentum for many years with proof being the last municipal election back in 2011, where the DA won 40 % of the vote compared to the ANC's 52%.
"Our success included wards such as this one we're standing in today. Five years on we have erased the ANC's lead completely. Some polls even have the DA slightly ahead here. That is what I mean when I say we have the momentum in Nelson Mandela Bay. And we now have just over 5 weeks left to ensure that we make this count," he added.
Maimane said the Auditor General's report last year proved that the current local goverment has been riddled with corruption and wasteful expenditure.
"There's a section on what they call wasteful, fruitless and unauthorised expenditure. Last year, that figure here in Nelson Mandela Bay was R457 million. In Cape Town it was zero.You see, the ANC knows that it can't speak about waste and corruption with a straight face. It knows that every single ANC-run local government is riddled with corruption, and so it avoids the topic in its campaigns. They even tried to parachute a "corruption buster" in Danny Jordaan to this metro to try and clean up its image," he said.
Maimane also urged voters not to pick independent candidates.
"A vote for an independent candidate will only serve to strengthen the ANC's grip on this city. It will undo years of progress made by the DA, and it will shift the momentum back in the favour of the party that has abandoned you. If I can leave you with one thought today, it is this: Don't give up the hard victories that you and the DA have already won here in this city. You have been claiming your city back, inch by inch, from a corrupt government that has turned its back on you. Now is not the time to give up any of these gains," he added.
Maimane also introduced the DA's Nothern Area's Councillor candidates for the upcoming local government elections.
