Article: Zuma-Mbeki legal chickens come home to roost.(News)

BYLINE: Karyn Maughan, Christelle Terreblanche and S'bu Ngalwa

WITH days to go before ANC president Jacob Zuma's prosecutors announce whether they will drop corruption charges against him, the game of legal and political chicken between the ANC president, the State and former president Thabo Mbeki is heading towards a climax.

Should the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) be unmoved by Zuma's explanation of the political motivation behind the charges against him, his only option will be to finally prove his claims in an open court.

Mokotedi Mpshe, the acting National Director of Public Prosecutions, indicated on Friday that he would "apply his ...

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