Zuma’s private prosecution of Downer, Maughan struck off the roll

Former president Jacob Zuma’s bid to privately prosecute state advocate Billy Downer and journalist Karyn Maughan was struck off the roll by the Pietermaritzburg high court on Wednesday.This after Maughan’s lawyer, Charl du Plessis, had last week requested the court to strike the matter off the roll due to several failed appeals by Zuma in the private prosecution case.Zuma instituted a private prosecution against Downer and Maughan in 2022, alleging public court documents regarding his corruption case were leaked to the journalist, including a sick note from the former…