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Zuma’s medical parole: Opposition parties unhappy

Zuma’s medical parole: Opposition parties unhappy

AFRICAN MIRROR REPORTER SOUTH African opposition parties have expressed their unhappiness at the decision to grant medical parole to the country’s former president Jacob Zuma and have called for transparency and accountability. Zuma, 79, has served two of his 15 months prison sentence and has been in hospital for over two weeks after he underwent surgery. The Democratic Alliance (DA), the official opposition has called the decision to grant Zuma medical parole unlawful and wants the man who took the decision, Arthur Fraser, the Commissioner of Correctional Services, to be hauled to parliament to explain himself. DA leader John Steenhuysen…
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Zuma’s younger brother dies

Zuma’s younger brother dies

AFRICAN MIRROR REPORTER FOUR days into his 15-month prison sentence, former South African president Jacob Zuma suffered a family tragedy after his younger brother, Michael, passed away. Michael, 77, who has been unwell, passed on yesterday. He has, over the years, been a pillar of strength for his brother and recently spoke out against Zuma’s legal troubles. Zuma’s supporters took to social media to offer their condolences, with some calling for Correctional Services to allow the former president to bury his brother. https://twitter.com/niehaus_carl/status/1414257022934028291?s=20
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