The state was due to file an answer to Zuma's application for a permanent stay of prosecution by the close of business on Friday, but wrote to his attorney, Daniel Mantsha, asking for an extension.
In a follow-up letter, sent on Thursday, February 28, Mantsha again stressed that the NPA had all the documents it sought.
"This case may well be a career obsession for some in your legal team and a political game for the NPA, but in fairness, it is about our client’s life. We would appreciate it if your started conducting yourselves in accordance with the principles that guide the NPA's constitutional obligations." It is the state's case that Zuma's former financial adviser, Schabir Shaik, and his company Nkobi Holdings made 783 payments to Zuma, totalling more than R4m, in the 10 years between October 25 1995 and July 1 2005.
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