Zuma’s new lawyer Mantsha was once struck off the roll, and later delivered Denel to the Guptas – basically, he’s ideal for the job

Shocking but not surprising: former President Jacob Zuma has appointed a new attorney to represent him – a man who was once labelled dishonest by a court of law and found to have acted in a “deceitful manner”. Lungisani Daniel Mantsha is the new Michael Hulley, after Zuma fired his lawyer of 12 years.