Jacob Zuma

Ex-South African President Jacob Zuma Released From Jail

October 8, 2022 6:27 am

Former President of South Africa, Jacob Zuma has finally been released following the expiration of his prison term for contempt of court.

An official of the government made this disclosure in a statement on Friday.

Zuma bagged a 15-month sentence last year after he flouted instructions to participate in a corruption inquiry.

He surrendered himself to South African authorities on July 7, 2021, to begin his jail term causing the worst violence the country had experienced in years as his disgruntled supporters flooded the streets.

Reacting to his freedom, Reuters reported that Zuma said he felt relieved to be …

Zuma, South African Ex-President Reveals Political Comeback

September 27, 2022 8:19 pm

Jacob Zuma who is South Africa’s controversial former president who is also facing some corruption charges for which he has served a short stint in jail, has revealed that he is actually ready for a political comeback with the ruling party.

In a statement which he had put out recently, Zuma who is now 80 years old had also revealed that he has been asked by some of the members of the African National Congress (ANC), which has ruled South Africa since the end of apartheid, to put himself forward as the party finally gears up to elect a new …

Zuma Graft Hearing Delayed For Third Time To December

September 8, 2020 5:36 pm

The corruption trial of South Africa’s ex-president Jacob Zuma, initially set to begin in May, has been postponed for a third time over pre-trial “issues”, the prosecutor said Tuesday.

Zuma, 78, is accused of taking four million rands ($236,000) in bribes to facilitate a $3.4 billion arms deal with French arms company Thales in 1999 when he was deputy president.

The former leader and Thales were scheduled to appear in court on May 6 to answer the allegations.

But the case was pushed back to June because of …