Can Jacob Zuma appeal his 15 month jail sentence?
As weve learned from Premier League football in the past two years, theres nothing worse than celebrating a goal too early, only for it to be chalked off by VAR. So its important to ensure that we dont fall into the judicial equivalent here in South Africa. Lack of loopholes for the former president  Zuma is an absolute master of the dark arts. His courtroom conduct sees him delay, deny, and distract. However, on this occasion, he was demolished. The ConCourt hammered the former president for holding the laws of South Africa in contempt, after he decided to skip scheduled appearances at the State Capture Inquiry. Make no mistake, JZ has lost several battles in the dock  but hes also wriggled out of a few tight spots by obstructing the course of justice. Even now, in his ongoing corruption trial, we are nearly three-and-a-half years in, and no significant progress has been made. His own foundation already seems to have abandoned the idea, dubiously insisting that he is the only individual in South Africa who by default is denied the right to appeal. Although sour, it appears the Zuma camp will accept reality. Why?#WenzenuZuma pic.twitter.com/KjxA6ZPqtx  JGZuma Foundation (Official) (@JGZ_Foundation) June 28, 2021  ConCourt is also South Africas apex court. That means it is the highest authority in the land, and it even trumps the Supreme Court of Appeals. Once youre found guilty here, its as good as impossible to reverse the decision  and no process of appeal has been set down for this case. As it stands, Jacob Zuma is heading for the orange overalls.