South Africa’s ex-president says he was unfairly imprisoned
3 years, 2 months ago

South Africa’s ex-president says he was unfairly imprisoned

Associated Press  

DURBAN, South Africa — Former South African President Jacob Zuma claims he was sent to prison in July because the country’s justice system is unfair. Correctional Services Commissioner Arthur Fraser approved Zuma’s release against the recommendation of the parole board, which had said he should remain in jail as he was in a stable condition. Political analyst Xolani Dube said the prayer event for Zuma shows the extent of political divisions within the ruling African National Congress party, which will soon be contesting local government elections. Zuma still faces corruption charges in a separate case in which he is accused of receiving bribes from French arms firm Thales during South Africa’s controversial arms purchase in 1999.

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Why was Jacob Zuma disallowed from contesting South Africa elections Explained
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Why was Jacob Zuma disallowed from contesting South Africa elections Explained

The Hindu  

The story so far: South Africa’s top court on Monday barred former President Jacob Zuma from contesting in the upcoming elections. BREAKING NEWS The @IECSouthAfrica has Upheld objections against former President Jacob Zuma as an MK Party Candidate pic.twitter.com/EOFkhgFYFw — News Live SA March 28, 2024 A court in South Africa overturned the disqualification, allowing Mr. Zuma to run for …

Former South African President Jacob Zuma criticizes top court over election disqualification
7 months ago

Former South African President Jacob Zuma criticizes top court over election disqualification

Associated Press  

CAPE TOWN, South Africa — Former South African President Jacob Zuma on Thursday criticized the country’s highest court and his former allies in the ruling African National Congress over his disqualification from next week’s election and said he would fight for his rights “in a disciplined way.” Zuma’s comments came in a video message he said was aimed at the …

Who is Jacob Zuma, the former South African president disqualified from next week’s election?
7 months ago

Who is Jacob Zuma, the former South African president disqualified from next week’s election?

Associated Press  

JOHANNESBURG — Former South African President Jacob Zuma was barred Monday from running for Parliament in next week’s national election over a previous criminal conviction, the latest twist in his return to politics. Zuma became deputy leader of the ANC in 1997 and was appointed South Africa’s deputy president in 1999. A year earlier, he was fired as South Africa’s …

Ex-South African leader Zuma, now a ruling party critic, is disqualified from next week’s election
7 months ago

Ex-South African leader Zuma, now a ruling party critic, is disqualified from next week’s election

Associated Press  

CAPE TOWN, South Africa — Former South African President Jacob Zuma was disqualified Monday from running for a Parliament seat in next week’s national election because of a previous criminal conviction. The decision by the country’s highest court is certain to raise political tensions ahead of a pivotal vote in Africa’s most advanced economy, as Zuma leads a new political …

Ex-South African President Zuma, now a ruling party critic, disqualified from next week’s election
7 months ago

Ex-South African President Zuma, now a ruling party critic, disqualified from next week’s election

LA Times  

Former South African President Jacob Zuma greets supporters at Orlando Stadium in the township of Soweto, Johannesburg, South Africa, for the launch of his newly formed uMkhonto we Sizwe party’s manifesto Saturday. Former South African President Jacob Zuma was disqualified Monday from running for a seat in Parliament in a national election next week because of a previous criminal conviction. …

South African court rules Zuma ‘not eligible’ to run for parliament
7 months ago

South African court rules Zuma ‘not eligible’ to run for parliament

Al Jazeera  

Constitutional Court says 2021 contempt of court conviction disqualifies former president for May 29 election. South Africa’s former President Jacob Zuma has been barred from running for parliament in next week’s general election. The Constitutional Court ruled on Monday that Zuma’s 15-month jail sentence for contempt of court in 2021 disqualifies him from standing in the May 29 election. Once …

Ex-South African leader’s corruption trial date set as he fights another case to run for election
7 months, 1 week ago

Ex-South African leader’s corruption trial date set as he fights another case to run for election

Associated Press  

CAPE TOWN, South Africa — Former South African President Jacob Zuma will go on trial for alleged corruption next April, four years after he was formally charged with taking bribes in connection with a multi-billion-dollar arms deal and 20 years after he was first implicated, prosecutors said Thursday. Zuma is charged with multiple counts of corruption as well as racketeering, …

South Africa's Ex-President Zuma makes surprise comeback
7 months, 3 weeks ago

South Africa's Ex-President Zuma makes surprise comeback

The Hindu  

South Africa's scandal-hit Ex-President Jacob Zuma has made a surprise comeback by running in May's elections against his former party, the ruling African National Congress. Mr. Zuma, the fourth president of democratic South Africa between 2009 and 2018, was forced from office under a slew of graft allegations. ANC battle Recent polls suggest Mr. Zuma's former political home, the ANC, …

How South Africa’s former leader Zuma turned on his allies and became a surprise election foe
8 months ago

How South Africa’s former leader Zuma turned on his allies and became a surprise election foe

Associated Press  

JOHANNESBURG — South Africa faces an unusual national election this year, its seventh vote since transitioning from white minority rule to a democracy 30 years ago. One big reason is Jacob Zuma, the former president and ANC leader who stepped down in disgrace in 2018 amid a swirl of corruption allegations but has emerged in recent months with a new …

South Africa’s election body asks top court to resolve Zuma candidacy
8 months, 1 week ago

South Africa’s election body asks top court to resolve Zuma candidacy

Al Jazeera  

Former President Jacob Zuma hopes to run for office for the opposition uMkhonto weSizwe Party in May elections. South Africa’s electoral commission said it has appealed to the country’s highest court to rule on whether former President Jacob Zuma can stand as a candidate in general elections in May. Zuma is hoping to run for president on behalf of the …

Former South African President Zuma wins appeal to run in elections
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Former South African President Zuma wins appeal to run in elections

China Daily  

Former South African President Jacob Zuma speaks to supporters of the uMkhonto weSizwe Party outside the High Court in Durban, South Africa, on March 27. JOHANNESBURG -- South Africa's former President Jacob Zuma won his appeal at the country's Electoral Court Tuesday, meaning that he will be allowed to contest the upcoming elections as a candidate of the uMkhonto weSizwe …

Former South African President Zuma wins appeal to run in elections
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Former South African President Zuma wins appeal to run in elections

China Daily  

Former South African President Jacob Zuma speaks to supporters of the uMkhonto weSizwe Party outside the High Court in Durban, South Africa, on March 27. JOHANNESBURG -- South Africa's former President Jacob Zuma won his appeal at the country's Electoral Court Tuesday, meaning that he will be allowed to contest the upcoming elections as a candidate of the uMkhonto weSizwe …

A South African court overturns ban, rules that former leader Jacob Zuma can run in the election
8 months, 2 weeks ago

A South African court overturns ban, rules that former leader Jacob Zuma can run in the election

Associated Press  

JOHANNESBURG — South Africa’s Electoral Court on Tuesday ruled that former President Jacob Zuma can run for office in the upcoming general election, overturning an earlier decision that had barred him from contesting the polls. The decision paves the way for Zuma to run for president on behalf of the uMkhonto weSizwe Party, or MK, a new political organization that …

South Africa’s Jacob Zuma wins court bid to contest upcoming election
8 months, 2 weeks ago

South Africa’s Jacob Zuma wins court bid to contest upcoming election

Al Jazeera  

South Africa’s electoral court overturns earlier decision that had barred the ex-president from contesting the polls. A South African court has ruled that former President Jacob Zuma can run for office in the country’s upcoming general election, overturning an earlier decision that had barred him from contesting the polls. The Electoral Court decision on Tuesday paves the way for Zuma …

Former South African president Jacob Zuma disqualified from general elections
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Former South African president Jacob Zuma disqualified from general elections

India TV News  

World news: Former South African president Jacob Zuma was disqualified as a candidate in South Africa’s general elections slated for May 29 due to his criminal record, the Electoral Commission said on Friday. Zuma’s own African National Congress recalled him in February 2018 after huge public outcries about his alleged closeness to the now self-exiled Gupta family who looted billions …

South Africa’s ex-President Jacob Zuma barred from May elections
8 months, 3 weeks ago

South Africa’s ex-President Jacob Zuma barred from May elections

Al Jazeera  

The elections are expected to be the most competitive vote since 1994 when the nation became a democracy. South Africa’s former President Jacob Zuma has been barred from standing in elections in May, the electoral commission has said. South Africa is set to hold general elections on May 29 in what is expected to be the most competitive vote since …

Why did South Africa’s ruling ANC suspend ex-President Jacob Zuma?
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Why did South Africa’s ruling ANC suspend ex-President Jacob Zuma?

Al Jazeera  

In a widely expected move, South Africa’s governing African National Congress party suspended former President Jacob Zuma on Monday, just months ahead of the presidential election. In a statement following a meeting of the party’s National Executive Committee, ANC general secretary Fikile Mbalula said the party suspended Zuma primarily because he had backed another political party without formally exiting the …

South Africa’s ruling ANC suspends former president Zuma for backing a new party in elections
10 months, 3 weeks ago

South Africa’s ruling ANC suspends former president Zuma for backing a new party in elections

Associated Press  

CAPE TOWN, South Africa — South Africa’s ruling party suspended former President Jacob Zuma on Monday after he gave his backing to a new political party for this year’s national elections. The announcement followed weeks of intrigue over whether the ANC would act against Zuma, who led the ANC from 2007-2017 and was president of Africa’s most advanced economy from …

South Africa’s Ramaphosa pardons predecessor Zuma, other offenders
1 year, 4 months ago

South Africa’s Ramaphosa pardons predecessor Zuma, other offenders

Al Jazeera  

Zuma, 81, was given a 15-month sentence in June 2021 for refusing to testify in a probe of corruption and cronyism under his presidency. South Africa’s former president Jacob Zuma has been released from prison due to a remission of non-violent offenders approved by President Cyril Ramaphosa, Justice Minister Ronald Lamola has said. South Africa’s prison service, which had granted …

South Africa's ruling party expels former top official accused of corruption
1 year, 6 months ago

South Africa's ruling party expels former top official accused of corruption

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy South Africa’s ruling African National Congress party expelled its former …

Jacob Zuma: Former South African president ordered back to jail
2 years, 1 month ago

Jacob Zuma: Former South African president ordered back to jail

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy South Africa’s Supreme Court of …

South African court sends Zuma back to jail, says parole unlawful
2 years, 1 month ago

South African court sends Zuma back to jail, says parole unlawful

Al Jazeera  

Zuma was sentenced to 15 months for ignoring a court order to testify at an inquiry into corruption during his tenure. South Africa’s Supreme Court of Appeal has ruled that the decision to release former President Jacob Zuma on early medical parole was “unlawful” and that he should return to prison to finish his sentence for contempt of court. Last …

Ex-South African President Zuma freed as prison sentence ends
2 years, 2 months ago

Ex-South African President Zuma freed as prison sentence ends

Al Jazeera  

Jacob Zuma received a 15-month sentence last year after he ignored instructions to participate in a corruption inquiry. Former South African President Jacob Zuma has been freed following the expiry of his prison sentence for contempt of court, the government said on Friday. Zuma received a 15-month sentence last year after he ignored instructions to participate in a corruption inquiry. …

Corruption trial delayed against South Africa’s ex-president
2 years, 8 months ago

Corruption trial delayed against South Africa’s ex-president

Associated Press  

JOHANNESBURG — The corruption trial in South Africa of former President Jacob Zuma has been postponed again on Monday pending the outcome of the ex-leader’s appeal to get the state prosecutor removed from his case. His legal representatives requested that the start of the trial be postponed until the Supreme Court of Appeal decides on Zuma’s effort to have state …

Jacob Zuma corruption trial postponed pending latest appeal
2 years, 8 months ago

Jacob Zuma corruption trial postponed pending latest appeal

Al Jazeera  

The repeatedly postponed trial of former South African President Jacob Zuma has been pushed to May 17. The corruption trial in South Africa of former President Jacob Zuma has been postponed again pending the outcome of the ex-leader’s appeal to have the state prosecutor removed from the case. His legal representatives requested that the start of the trial be postponed …

South African court orders ex-president Zuma back to prison
3 years ago

South African court orders ex-president Zuma back to prison

Associated Press  

JOHANNESBURG — A South African court has ordered that former President Jacob Zuma should go back to prison after withdrawing the medical parole given to him earlier this year. On Wednesday the Gauteng High Court in Pretoria ruled that the medical parole granted to Zuma was illegal as it went against the recommendation of the medical parole board. The ruling …

South Africa ex-president Zuma ordered to return to jail
3 years ago

South Africa ex-president Zuma ordered to return to jail

Al Jazeera  

The country’s High Court ordered the former leader to return to prison to finish serving his 15-month prison term. South Africa’s High Court has ordered former President Jacob Zuma to return to jail after setting aside a decision to release him on medical parole. — JGZuma Foundation December 15, 2021 Zuma, who began medical parole in September, is serving a …

S. Africa's Zuma given medical parole
3 years, 3 months ago

S. Africa's Zuma given medical parole

China Daily  

Former South African President Jacob Zuma speaks to supporters after appearing at the High Court in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, May 17, 2021. JOHANNESBURG－Former South African president Jacob Zuma, jailed for 15 months in July for contempt of court after snubbing graft investigators, was placed on medical parole on Sunday just two months into his term, prison authorities announced. The Department …

Jacob Zuma: South African ex-president released on medical parole
3 years, 3 months ago

Jacob Zuma: South African ex-president released on medical parole

Al Jazeera  

Jacob Zuma will complete remainder of 15-month prison sentence in system of community corrections, says Department of Correctional Services. Former South African President Jacob Zuma has been released from prison on medical parole, prison authorities have confirmed. Zuma, 79, was sentenced to a 15-month prison sentence two months ago by the country’s Constitutional Court for contempt after he refused to …

Jailed former South African President Zuma undergoes surgery
3 years, 4 months ago

Jailed former South African President Zuma undergoes surgery

Al Jazeera  

Zuma has unspecified surgery and remains in hospital with more operations planned days before the corruption trial. Jailed former South African President Jacob Zuma has undergone unspecified surgery and remains in hospital with more operations planned, prison authorities said. Zuma, serving a 15-month sentence in Estcourt prison for contempt of court, was sent to a hospital outside for observation on …

South Africa court postpones Zuma corruption trial to September
3 years, 4 months ago

South Africa court postpones Zuma corruption trial to September

Al Jazeera  

Zuma is facing 18 charges including corruption and money laundering and has pleaded not guilty to all the charges. A South African court has again postponed a long-delayed corruption trial against jailed former President Jacob Zuma to September 9 following his hospitalisation last week for an undisclosed medical condition. Zuma, whose jailing last month for 15 months on a separate …

Jailed Zuma admitted to S Africa hospital for medical observation
3 years, 4 months ago

Jailed Zuma admitted to S Africa hospital for medical observation

Al Jazeera  

Hospital admission from prison comes days before 79-year-old is due to attend the resumption of a long-running corruption trial. South Africa’s former President Jacob Zuma, jailed for contempt of court last month, has been admitted to a hospital outside prison for “medical observation”, according to officials. The department added that as a former president, Zuma’s healthcare needs required the involvement …

Jacob Zuma released from prison to attend his brother’s funeral after violent riots
3 years, 5 months ago

Jacob Zuma released from prison to attend his brother’s funeral after violent riots

The Independent  

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South Africa's jailed ex-leader to attend brother's funeral
3 years, 5 months ago

South Africa's jailed ex-leader to attend brother's funeral

The Independent  

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Jacob Zuma’s arms deal corruption trial adjourned for one month
3 years, 5 months ago

Jacob Zuma’s arms deal corruption trial adjourned for one month

CNN  

CNN — A South African court on Tuesday adjourned former president Jacob Zuma’s arms deal corruption trial to August 10, after the former leader applied for a postponement to appear in person rather than virtually. Zuma, whose jailing earlier this month triggered some of the worst unrest of the post-apartheid era, appeared by video link in court on Monday to …

What is happening in South Africa? Riots after Jacob Zuma’s arrest
3 years, 5 months ago

What is happening in South Africa? Riots after Jacob Zuma’s arrest

Live Mint  

The arrest of former South African President Jacob Zuma this month has triggered looting and violence in the country’s two most populous provinces amid a record wave of Covid-19 infections. Most of the rioting and looting has been concentrated in Mr. Zuma’s home province of KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng, where South Africa’s economic capital Johannesburg and political capital Pretoria are located. …

What is happening in South Africa? Riots after Jacob Zuma’s arrest
3 years, 5 months ago

What is happening in South Africa? Riots after Jacob Zuma’s arrest

Live Mint  

The arrest of former South African President Jacob Zuma this month has triggered looting and violence in the country’s two most populous provinces amid a record wave of Covid-19 infections. Most of the rioting and looting has been concentrated in Mr. Zuma’s home province of KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng, where South Africa’s economic capital Johannesburg and political capital Pretoria are located. …

Rioting, looting in South Africa claims 72 lives after former president Zuma jailed
3 years, 5 months ago

Rioting, looting in South Africa claims 72 lives after former president Zuma jailed

India Today  

The death toll climbed to 72 from rioting in South Africa on Tuesday, with many people trampled to death during looting at stores, as police and the military fired stun grenades and rubber bullets to try to halt the unrest set off by the imprisonment of former President Jacob Zuma. South Africa faces rioting over jailing of former President Jacob …

'Disturbing' Zuma protests can 'destablise' South Africa: KwaZulu-Natal Premier Zikalala
3 years, 5 months ago

'Disturbing' Zuma protests can 'destablise' South Africa: KwaZulu-Natal Premier Zikalala

ABP News  

Johannesburg, Jul 13 : Premier of Jacob Zuma’s home province of KwaZulu-Natal Sihle Zikalala has described the violent protests against the former South African president’s incarceration that have resulted into massive looting and arson as a "disturbing situation" that has the potential to “destablise” the country. “We have seen violent incidents which from the beginning appeared to have arisen as …

Death toll rises as violence and looting spreads in South Africa
3 years, 5 months ago

Death toll rises as violence and looting spreads in South Africa

Al Jazeera  

More than 70 people killed in spiralling unrest triggered by the jailing of South Africa’s former president Jacob Zuma. Protesters clashed with security forces in several areas of South Africa and looters ransacked shopping malls on Tuesday as frustrations over poverty and inequality boiled over in to the country’s worst unrest in years, with the death toll rising to 72. …

South Africa protests: More than 70 killed in violence after former President Jacob Zuma is jailed
3 years, 5 months ago

South Africa protests: More than 70 killed in violence after former President Jacob Zuma is jailed

CNN  

Johannesburg CNN — Soldiers and police were struggling to restore order in parts of South Africa on Tuesday, as police said the number of people killed in days of protests and looting rose to at least 72 in some of the worst violence the country has seen in years. Protests erupted last week as former South African President Jacob Zuma, …

Violence and looting escalates in South Africa as Zuma jailed
3 years, 5 months ago

Violence and looting escalates in South Africa as Zuma jailed

Al Jazeera  

South Africa deployed soldiers on Monday to quell violence that erupted following the jailing of former President Jacob Zuma, after days of riots left at least six people dead. Some COVID-19 vaccination sites and clinics in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal were shuttered due to safety concerns, the Gauteng provincial government and an independent pharmacy association said, further delaying a sluggish immunisation …

6 dead in South Africa riots over jailing of ex-leader Zuma
3 years, 5 months ago

6 dead in South Africa riots over jailing of ex-leader Zuma

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Six people have been killed …

South Africa court dismisses Zuma’s request to delay prison term
3 years, 5 months ago

South Africa court dismisses Zuma’s request to delay prison term

Al Jazeera  

The rejection comes a day after the former leader turned himself to police, but still challenged his sentence. A South African court has rejected former South African President Jacob Zuma’s request to postpone his current prison term, a day after he handed himself over to police to begin a 15-month sentence. Zuma is currently imprisoned in the Estcourt Correctional Center …

Zuma starts serving jail term: What you should know, in 500 words
3 years, 5 months ago

Zuma starts serving jail term: What you should know, in 500 words

Al Jazeera  

South Africa’s former president was sentenced last week to 15 months in jail for failing to show up at an inquiry into corruption during his time in office. It was late on Wednesday, shortly before a midnight deadline, that former South African President Jacob Zuma left his homestead in Nkandla in a convoy of vehicles to turn himself over to …

Jacob Zuma turns himself in to South African police
3 years, 5 months ago

Jacob Zuma turns himself in to South African police

Al Jazeera  

Jacob Zuma, former South African president, turned himself in to police on Wednesday to begin 15 months in jail for contempt of court, the culmination of a long legal drama seen as a test of the country’s ability to enforce the rule of law. Police spokesperson Lirandzu Themba confirmed in a statement that Zuma, who was president from 2009 – …

Jacob Zuma: Former South African President begins jail term
3 years, 5 months ago

Jacob Zuma: Former South African President begins jail term

CNN  

Johannesburg CNN — Former South African President Jacob Zuma handed himself over to police late Wednesday, authorities said, to begin a 15-month prison sentence for contempt of court. The move ended days of intense speculation over whether the police and former President would comply with the country’s Constitutional Court for Zuma’s arrest and imprisonment. “Former President of South Africa, Mr. …

South Africa: Jacob Zuma urges court to stop his arrest
3 years, 5 months ago

South Africa: Jacob Zuma urges court to stop his arrest

Al Jazeera  

Former president is challenging a 15-month prison sentence for contempt of court. South Africa’s former President Jacob Zuma has urged a regional court to block his arrest as he pursues legal challenges against a prison sentence. In legal arguments before the Pietermaritzburg High Court, Zuma’s lawyer Dali Mpofu on Tuesday argued that the former president would turn 80 on his …

South Africa's highest court to hear Jacob Zuma's challenge to jail sentence on 12 July
3 years, 5 months ago

South Africa's highest court to hear Jacob Zuma's challenge to jail sentence on 12 July

Firstpost  

The constitutional court on Tuesday sentenced Zuma to 15 months in jail after he repeatedly refused to appear at the Commission of Inquiry into State Capture Johannesburg: South Africa’s highest court has agreed to hear former president Jacob Zuma’s challenge against his 15-month jail term for failing to attend an inquiry into alleged corruption during his tenure, giving him a …

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