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South Africa's former President Jacob Zuma barred from running in May elec
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
South Africa's former President Jacob Zuma has been barred from contesting upcoming elections scheduled for May, the electoral commission said, as reported by Al Jazeera.
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South Africa's former President Jacob Zuma released from prison on remissi
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Jacob Zuma reached the Estcourt correctional detention facility at 6 am (local time) and was "admitted to the system" before being released.
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Gupta brothers, linked to graft against ex-South African Prez Zuma, held i
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
Cape Town [South Africa], June 7 (ANI): The South African government has said that the law enforcement authorities in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have arrested Rajesh Gupta and Atul Gupta of the Gupta family, allegedly linked to former President Jacob Zuma in connection with financial
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India's Gupta brothers used South Africa's Ex-President in capturing Eskom
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Johannesburg [South Africa], May 1 (ANI): In one of the latest reports issued by the Commission of Inquiry into State Capture, the three Gupta brothers have been held responsible for capturing the parastatal electricity supplier, Eskom and provoking South African natives against their former
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Zuma's corruption trial case postponed to September
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Johannesburg, [South Africa], August 11 (ANI/Xinhua): South African former president Jacob Zuma's corruption and money laundering trial at the Pietermaritzburg High Court in KwaZulu-Natal was postponed to September 9 and 10 this year due to his hospitalization, said Judge Piet Koen Tuesday.
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South African President admits government was poorly prepared for violent
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Johannesburg [South Africa], July 17 (ANI/Sputnik): The South African government was poorly prepared for the wave of violent protests in the country following the imprisonment of former President Jacob Zuma, incumbent leader Cyril Ramaphosa said.
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Death toll climbs to 72 as violence continues in South Africa
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Johannesburg [South Africa], July 14 (ANI): Despite President Cyril Ramaphosa's order to deploy troops to quell the unrest, the death toll due to violence in South Africa, following the arrest of former President Jacob Zuma, has risen to 72 on Tuesday.
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11 killed in stampede during shopping mall looting in South Africa
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Gauteng [South Africa], July 13 (ANI/Sputnik): Eleven people have been killed in a stampede during the looting of a shopping mall in the South African province of Gauteng, as a wave of violent protests against the incarceration of former President Jacob Zuma grips the country, media reported
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South Africa's ex-president Zuma turns himself in for 15-month prison term
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Cape Town [South Africa] July 8 (ANI): Former South African president Jacob Zuma on Wednesday handed himself over to the police to serve a 15-month prison sentence.
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South African court to reconsider former president Jacob Zuma's conviction
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Cape Town [South Africa], July 4 (ANI/Sputnik): South Africa's Constitutional Court agreed to review former President Jacob Zuma's 15-month sentence at a new hearing later this month, Jeune Afrique reported.
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South Africa's ex-president Jacob Zuma sentenced to 15 months imprisonment
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Cape Town [South Africa], June 30 (ANI): South Africa's top court on Tuesday ruled that former President Jacob Zuma was in contempt of court and handed him a sentence of 15 months imprisonment for defying court orders to appear before a corruption investigation spanning nine years of his ter
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South African court issues arrest warrant for Jacob Zuma
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Johannesburg [South Africa], Feb 5 (ANI): A South African court on Tuesday (local time) issued an arrest warrant for former president Jacob Zuma after he failed to appear in the court in connection with a corruption case.
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