On Wednesday (05), a South African court annulled former president Jacob Zuma's indictment against the current head of state, Cyril Rampahosa, deeming the action invalid and unconstitutional.

The former president of South Africa, Jacob Zuma, went to court in Johannesburg last year to accuse the President of the Republic, Cyril Rampahosa, of failing to act when he informed him of alleged misconduct by public prosecutor Billy Downer.

Billy Downer is leading the South African DA's prosecution of Zuma in a public corruption case that has been going on for more than 20 years in a court in the province of KwaZulu-Natal.

A panel of five judges at the Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg has decided to quash Zuma's indictment against the current head of state on the grounds that it amounts to an "abuse" of the judicial process.

South African magistrates believe that Zuma's charges "would not lead to a conviction, as they are based on conduct that does not constitute a crime.

The court ordered Zuma to pay the court costs of Ramaphosa and two other lawyers.

It should be noted that last month, the KwaZulu-Natal High Court in Pietermaritzburg also quashed a private prosecution of Zuma against prosecutor Billy Downer and South African journalist Karin Maughan for allegedly sharing court documents submitted to the court by the former South African head of state's defense lawyers.