Presidency spokesman Bongani Ngqulunga said Zuma's lawyers wrote to the court on Thursday saying he wanted the investigation to be re-opened so that he could question witnesses himself and give evidence. The release of the report by the Public Protector, a constitutionally mandated anti-graft official, was suspended on October 14 by Zuma's application to the High Court. Since then, the new Public Protector, who took office on October 17, has said the investigation had been completed by October 14. Ngqulunga said when Zuma had filed his original application it was not made clear the investigation had finished. The main opposition Democratic Alliance party said it would challenge Zuma's request for a postponement, to avoid South Africans being subjected to "President Zuma's political games and 11th hour interventions".

Source: The Star October 28, 2016 10:03 UTC