POLITICAL NEWS - Judge President Dunstan Mlambo says none of the grounds of review of former Public Protector Thuli Madonsela's State of Capture report have any merit and President Jacob Zuma is not entitled to the review he seeks.
Zuma had applied to the High Court for the State of Capture report to be reviewed and set aside.
Mlambo says the president was ill-advised and reckless to launch this review, adding that his court challenges had delayed resolution of state capture allegations.
Earlier on Wednesday found that the Public Protector does have the power to instruct the president to exercise executive authority.
This means the remedial action instructing Zuma to appoint a state capture commission of enquiry - led by a judge appointed by the chief justice - was lawful.
The court further held that the Public Protector’s powers are wide.
It also ruled that Zuma will have to foot the legal bill for trying to halt the state capture report.
