Former President Jacob Zuma has applied for leave to appeal a decision made by the Pietermaritzburg High Court, which rejected his second attempt to remove Advocate Billy Downer, from his ongoing criminal trial.
Judge Nkosinathi Chili has not yet given reasons for his decision, but he has reserved them until the end of the criminal trial.
For more on this, we cross live to SABC News Reporter Simphiwe Makhanya.

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