On October 22, the Supreme Court of Houston Province of South Africa ruled that former President Jacob Zuma must pay 28.9 million rand (approximately $1.6 million) in lawyer fees to the Office of the State Attorney General within 60 days, otherwise his assets will be seized.

This lawyer¡¯s fee, including interest, has been linked to a number of lawsuits involving Zuma over the years.Zuma served as President of South Africa from 2009 to 2018 and was involved in a number of lawsuits involving allegations of corruption and the use of public funds to avoid liability.

Anthony Miller, a judge of Gauteng High Court, set a 60-day settlement deadline for Zuma, and stipulated that if Zuma breached the contract, the prosecution could seize his assets, including the presidential pension.

The attorney fees of Zuma's lawsuit were initially paid by the state treasury, but the Gauteng High Court and the Supreme Court of Appeal of South Africa ruled in December 2018 and April 2021 that the relevant attorney fees must be borne by Zuma personally.

After the ruling of the High Court of Gauteng Province, Zuma's political party "National Spear Party" issued a statement saying that Zuma would "address the whole country" on the 23rd. It is unclear whether Zuma will appeal to the Supreme Court of Appeal.

South Africa has higher courts in all nine administrative provinces, and the Houden High Court is located in Pretoria, the administrative capital of South Africa.

The highest court in South Africa is the Constitutional Court.