Zuma-Sambudla seeks discharge in unrest case

Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla is to apply for her discharge in the unrest-related case she is facing in the Durban High Court. She is charged with incitement to violence and incitement to terrorism in connection with tweets she made during the 2021 unrest. The defence’s application will be heard, on Thursday. Zuma-Sambudla’s Advocate Dali Mpofu put it to the investigating officer Bheki Nazo, that the case is the result of a political plot to tarnish his client and her father, former president Jacob Zuma. Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla started the song ” bizanini i fire brigade” after the court adjourned for lunch break and her supporters joined. Credit: Mlondi Radebe https://t.co/WGYK2dsZwP — SABC News (@SABCNews) October 27, 2026 Nazo conceded under cross-examination that he believed from July 2021 that Zuma-Sambudla conspired with others to stoke the unrest and destabilise the country. VISUALS | Advocate Dali Mpofu, representing Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla, is expected to continue cross-examining investigating officer Colonel Bheki Nazo at the Durban High Court. For more visit https://t.co/N9V5BF4stZ Credit: Mlondi Radebe https://t.co/zHGlM9tnvI — SABC News (@SABCNews) October 27, 2026 “It was just a political game to besmirch the accused and her father. No, it was not a political game. And it’s still not a political game. She posted what she posted. She encouraged what she encouraged. People died, properties were damaged. We are here,” says Nazo. RELATED VIDEO | Zuma-Sambudla’s incitement trial continues