EKO HOT BLOG reports that former President of South Africa, Jacob Zuma, has been released again from prison. This online media platform understands that Zuma appeared at the Estcourt correctional facility on Friday morning and was released under a remission process EDITOR’S PICKS BREAKING: Tinubu Appoints Special Investigator To Probe CBN BREAKING: ECOWAS Imposes No … Read more
Appearing by video link in court on Monday, Zuma seeked a further delay in his corruption trial. A South African court has adjourned former president Jacob Zuma’s arms deal corruption trial to August 10, after he applied for a postponement to appear in person rather than virtually. Zuma’s jailing earlier this month ignited protests by … Read more
The 79-year-old appeared in person for the opening and pleaded not guilty The dragging corruption trial of South Africa’s jailed ex-president Jacob Zuma resumes on Monday despite deadly violence that swept the nation after his imprisonment in an unrelated case. Zuma faces 16 charges of fraud, graft, and racketeering related to a 1999 purchase of … Read more
Zuma was sentenced last month for defying a constitutional court order to give evidence at an inquiry investigating high-level corruption during his nine years in office Rioters looted shops and threw stones at police on Tuesday as violent protests triggered by the jailing of former president Jacob Zuma spread across South Africa. The military prepared … Read more
Opportunistic criminals appear to be taking advantage of the anger some feel over Zuma’s incarceration to steal and cause destruction, police said. South Africa has deployed military on the streets, to quell the violence that erupted in the wake of former president Jacob Zuma’s jailing, after days of riots left at least six people dead. … Read more
South Africa’s former president, Jacob Zuma, has responded in combative style after he was slapped with an arrest warrant for failing to appear for a pre-trial hearing on corruption charges. A day after his lawyers said he was unable to attend the proceedings because he was ill, Zuma posted a tweet showing himself with a rifle, aiming through … Read more