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Zulu was supposed to hand himself over to Westville Prison officials within 48 hours of his failed appeal on Friday against a culpable homicide conviction and three-year sentence.

However, his attorney Lonwabo Dandala yesterday afternoon said Zulu would remain a free man.

He said that Zulu was not informed that Judge Piet Koen had delivered his judgment on Friday.

Dandala would advise Zulu if he should hand himself over to prison authorities or challenge the court's decision in the Supreme Court of Appeal after he had studied Koen's judgment.

But prison officials are losing no sleep over Zulu's freedom.

Provincial department of correctional services (DCS) spokeswoman Nokuthula Zikhali said yesterday that Zulu had not reported to any prison in the province by 4.30pm yesterday and that it was now up to the court to deal with bringing him in.

However, National Prosecuting Authority provincial spokesman Natasha Ramkisson said the matter was out of the NPA's ambit and referred queries to the DCS.

Koen found that Zulu was the driver of a black BMW X5 which sped through a red traffic light and crashed into a bakkie, killing two people and injuring 10 in March 2008.

Zulu maintained his innocence throughout his trial, claiming that his friend was the driver. He had given two different names to court.

Suspended national police commissioner Bheki Cele, then KwaZulu-Natal safety MEC, was accused of protecting Zulu because police failed to arrest him. Cele was just one of Zulu's powerful friends in politics and business. - Additional reporting by Nivashni Nair

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May 8, 2012

maneater

'Sifiso Zu lu is refusing to go to jail." Mzansi for sho!!!!!!!!!
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May 8, 2012

Pointman

And if there was no free media, we would not know about this. Three years for killing 2 innocent people while a CT taxi driver is sent to jail for life. No consistency here.
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May 8, 2012

tpaz

Some animals are more equal that others: FACT
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May 8, 2012

MommaC

Does this mean he will st@b himself a little bit in the neeck and juump out of another first floor window?

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May 8, 2012

RobinH

How can anyone just refuse to go to jail? Go and pick the bugger up and lock him away. I ask you. I can just imagine if I were arrested for some or crime involving death, and I calmly told the arresting officer to go away, because I refuse to go to jail. It's just unheard of. At least make a pretense of justive! Jeez.

Morning Momma.
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May 8, 2012

MGEEZ

Does is it depend on him whether to go to jail or not?
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May 8, 2012

truthhurt

Hai Bo, Z.u.l.u Boy Must Be Dragged To Jail, Whats this nonsense of refusing, is it up to him?
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May 8, 2012

MommaC

Hey there Robin
It all gets quite amusing after a while. The fake prince with his fake numberplates and his fake drivers only gets 3 years and still refuses to go to tronk. Makes the whole dual judicial system so very obvious
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May 8, 2012

Pointman

@MommaC - Does this mean he will st@b himself a little bit in the neeck and juump out of another first floor window?
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No - even he knows it does not work - for committing suicide or getting sympathy. We just have to make sure he gets admitted to a government hospital - that might do him in.
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May 8, 2012

candilious

MORNING ALL

MommaC,Robin,MGEEZ

This is reallygetting out of hand .....
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