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South African court rules against ex-president Zuma in parole release finding

South African court rules against ex-president Zuma in parole release finding

SOUTH Africa's top court rejected an attempt to overturn a previous decision that found former president Jacob Zuma should go back to jail after being released early on medical parole. The Constitutional Court ruling could send Zuma back to prison, two years after his initial arrest sparked widespread protests that saw at least 337 people killed. The Department of Correctional Services said in a statement that it was studying the judgment and seeking legal advice before commenting. A spokesperson for Zuma declined to comment directly on the ruling and referred any questions to the department, noting that prison officials had sought the…
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FACTBOX-South Africa’s divisive ex-president Zuma’s many scandals

FACTBOX-South Africa’s divisive ex-president Zuma’s many scandals

SOUTH Africa's constitutional court has sentenced ousted president Jacob Zuma to 15 months in jail for failing to appear at a corruption inquiry. Below are some of the main scandals involving Zuma, South Africa's most divisive president since the end of white minority rule in 1994. He was in power from 2009 to 2018. "STATE OF CAPTURE" The public protector, South Africa's main anti-corruption watchdog, published a report in 2016 entitled "State of Capture" alleging that Zuma's friends, the Gupta brothers, had tried to influence the appointment of cabinet ministers and were unlawfully awarded state tenders. An inquiry was set…
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