Duduzani Zuma appeared in the Randburg Magistrate Court on Thursday morning for the closing arguments of his culpable homicide case to which he pleaded not guilty.
Zuma will learn his fate on July 12 when the judge gives his verdict.
Former President Jacob Zuma and his sister Duduzile were in court to show him support.
Senior Counsel for Duduzani Zuma Mike Hellens argued that, “no one knows what exactly happened but we know that aquaplaning took place.”
Zuma crashed into a minibus taxi in 2014 on the M1 south, resulting in the death of Phumzile Dube.
He argued that there is no evidence that Zuma was travelling at a high speed when he overtook the minibus taxi.
Hellens added that there is no principle that says if you aquaplane, the driver should automatically take blame, but it all deepened on the circumstances it happened.
“There was a puddle of water and a reasonable driver would not have foreseen it.”
State prosecutor Yusuf Baba said it was up to the court to rule on whether Zuma was negligent when driving.
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- duduzane in the dock: Lunga Mzangwe
