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Former South African president Jacob Zuma, who is fronting uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK), a new opposition party, has been given the green light to run in the country’s general elections slated for 29 May 2024.
The electoral court on Tuesday, 09 April ruled that Zuma can stand in the upcoming general election, overturning the earlier ruling by electoral authorities that barred him due to a previous conviction. It did not explain how the verdict was reached.
Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) had earlier excluded Zuma from the contest following his 2021 conviction and jailing for contempt of court.
The IEC had barred Zuma in terms of Section 47(1)(e) of the Constitution – which states that any person who is convicted of an offence and sentenced to more than 12 months imprisonment without the option of a fine is ineligible to stand for public office.
Zuma was sentenced to 15 months in prison for contempt of court after refusing to testify before the State Capture Commission.
However, Zuma’s lawyer, Advocate Dali Mpofu argued the sentence did not disqualify Zuma as it followed civil rather than criminal proceedings.
He further stated that the remission of sentence granted to Zuma by President Cyril Ramaphosa means that the ultimate sentence meted out against him is three months.
The MK party is considered “a dark horse” in the election race and is expected to reduce the vote share of the ruling African National Congress (ANC).
This could result in the ANC’s share of the vote falling below 50 per cent. This will force the ANC to seek coalition partners to remain in power.
Meanwhile, the IEC has requested that the Electoral Court hand down the reasons that led to the order in which it dismissed the objection made against Zuma.
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Jacob Zuma Wins Appeal To Run In General Election

South Africa’s former president Jacob Zuma escaped unharmed after his convoy was involved in a car crash on Thursday night.
According to <a href="https://www.news24.com/news24/southafrica/news/jacob-zuma-unscathed-after-car-crash-20240329">News24</a>, the accident happened shortly before 9 PM between Gingindlovu and Eshowe in KwaZulu-Natal.
The publication reported sources close to the incident as saying that neither the former president nor his bodyguards had sustained any injuries.
Asked what happened, one insider suggested that someone might have deliberately caused the accident. They said:
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I would say that people are up to their old tricks. The presidential convoy was on the way to the Nkandla homestead from Durban when the incident happened. It was in the evening. A driver drove into the main car carrying the former president.
The car did not overturn, it was crashed into by another car purposely. Someone drove directly into the presidential convoy. It means they know exactly what they are doing. He is fine and at home.
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Pictures supplied to News24 show that the vehicle crashed into the driver’s side of the BMW SUV.
The car’s front tyre seems to have sustained the most damage and scratches could be seen on the front and rear doors.
Another News24 source claimed that a drunk driver had lost control and hit the convoy. They said:
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The cars were damaged… everyone was not harmed. The accident happened when the convoy was almost in Eshowe.
The guy was speeding around the bends and was shocked to see the presidential convoy and drove directly into the convoy.
He was so drunk that he could not stand up straight. I do not think that it was deliberate.
Ubaba was taken by another vehicle, and some remained behind.
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MK Party head of elections Musa Mkhize told the SABC that they suspected foul play. Said Mkhize:
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Unfortunately, we have been waiting for it to happen. The president was warned that before the day of the elections, he would be lying in the hospital. Thanks to the Presidential Protection Unit members who managed to keep the president safe.
As MK Party in KwaZulu-Natal, we are highly concerned, and we are registering this, particularly with the Presidential Protection Services and the Minister of Police, that the president’s safety has been highly compromised due to political interference in his safety.
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He claimed that a case had been opened with the police.
Mkhize further alleged that Zuma’s security had been reduced dramatically “and his life is in danger” since he announced his support for the MK Party. He said:
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We definitely suspect foul play. The person who is doing this out there knows what they are doing, just because they have powers to deploy and redeploy and cut the safety of the president, which we strongly believe is what led to this.
I have never heard of or seen an incident that happened to the head of state or a former head of state. So why did it happen to President Zuma?
Was there enough personnel for the president? Is it the same personnel that he always had?
Why would a certain car only target the main car where President Zuma was and not the other few cars that were surrounding him? President Zuma was the target.
</blockquote>
In a post on X, Zuma’s daughter, Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla, said her father is in “high spirits” and attending church in Nkandla.
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Jacob Zuma Survives Car Crash, MK Party Claims "Foul Play" Involved

South Africa’s former president, Jacob Zuma has been disqualified from running in the country’s general elections in May.
Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) chairperson Mosotho Moepya told the media on Thursday that Zuma was one of eight candidates who faced official objections, adding they followed the constitution in disqualifying the affected candidates. He said:
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The Commission could only act within the confines of the law and the constitution, this commission has written to the objectors, candidates and nominating parties to advise them of its determinations as required any objector, party or candidate aggrieved by the decision of the commission may appeal the decisions with the Electoral Court by the 2nd of April 2024…
In the case of former president Zuma, yes, we did receive an objection, which has been upheld.
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The IEC has not given a reason for Zuma’s disqualification, but his 2021 conviction and jailing for contempt of court would appear to disqualify him.
He was sentenced to 15 months in prison for contempt of court in relation to appearing before the State Capture Commission in June 2021.
Zuma, who led the country from 2009 to 2018 until his removal amid wide-ranging allegations of corruption, is backing the new uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK) party which has been seen as a possible threat to the governing African National Congress (ANC), which has suspended him.
The MK Party had previously threatened violence if Zuma was barred from contesting the elections.
MK spokesman Nhlamulo Ndlhela told the AFP news agency the party ” of course will appeal” the IEC’s decision.
The ANC had wanted South Africa’s electoral body to deregister MK, but that request was rejected.
The ANC has launched a separate legal challenge against Zuma’s party, disputing its use of the name and trademark of the dissolved organization.
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South Africa's Jacob Zuma Barred From Running In 2024 General Election

Former President of South Africa, Jacob Zuma, has announced that he will not campaign for the ruling party, the African National Congress (ANC), in the upcoming elections. Instead, he will vote for the uMkhontho weSizwe (MK) party, which is registered with the Electoral Commission of SA. Zuma made this announcement through a statement read by his daughter Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla, as he was not feeling well.
Zuma expressed his dissatisfaction with the current state of the ANC, stating that it has changed from the party he joined 64 years ago. However, he mentioned that he could never completely leave the ANC and would always consider himself a member. He expressed disappointment in the practices introduced by his successor, President Cyril Ramaphosa, which he believes are different from the traditional values of the ANC. He listed a long list of complaints. Zuma-Sambudla read on her father’s behalf:
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At that stage, we will also report back to the nation on any progress in the discussions around much-needed black unity and the Patriotic Front discussions. Due to the toxic atmosphere caused by our captured media, judiciary and the other arms of the state, it was necessary to conduct these discussions underground…
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<li><a href="https://news.pindula.co.zw/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Jacob-Zuma-ditches-ANC.pdf">Jacob Zuma ditches ANC Speech</a></li>
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Some ANC leaders have asked me to campaign for the ANC in the 2024 elections. For the reasons Ihavestatedandmanyothers that I will share with the public in the coming months, I have decided that I cannot and will not campaign for the ANC of Ramaphosa in  2024. My conscience will not allow me to lie to the people of South Africa and to pretend that the ANC of Ramaphosa is the ANC of Luthuli, Tambo and Mandela. It is not the ANC that I joined and went to jail for. In this regard I fully agree with other former leaders like Comrade Thabo Mbeki and others that it would be a betrayal to campaign for the ANC of Ramaphosa. However, I also believe that it is not enough to withdraw from the ANC campaign which will lead our people to more misery, poverty, racism, unemployment, deepening loadshedding and a government led by sellouts and apartheid collaborators. It is also our duty to guide our people on what to do in order to save our revolution from its enemies and to achieve the society envisaged in the Freedom Charter.
I therefore wish to announce that in 2024, I will vote for the UmkhontoWeSizwe (MK)Party. It has already been registered with the IEC with my knowledge and blessings, in response to various pleas expressed to me by some religious leaders, traditional leaders, former combatants and other leaders in society. I call on all South Africans to join me in taking the important step and to vote for the MK Party and any other progressive party which seeks total liberation and the return of our land to its rightful owners, the African people. The task ahead requires young and older leaders alike to pull in the same direction. No single organisation can pull us out of the present crisis. We require the same spirit of unity which saw us defeating the monster of Apartheid.
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Zuma stated that he has been holding meetings with various leaders, including political parties, to unite the historically oppressed in South Africa. He said they are discussing the formation of a Patriotic Front and a voting bloc after the 2024 election to pursue a minimum consensus program of no more than 10 points of agreement to address the present crisis. Zuma said the ultimate goal is to achieve total liberation from colonialism by uniting Africans across the country, continent, and diaspora in the fight for land, justice, and radical economic transformation towards economic freedom. Zuma emphasized that reconciliation cannot occur without socio-economic justice and equality.
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Jacob Zuma Says He Won't Campaign For Ramaphosa's ANC, Instead Plans To Vote For uMkhontho weSizwe

Former President Jacob Zuma of South Africa has been granted a remission status, which exempts him from serving further time in prison. Remission status is typically granted to low-risk and non-violent offenders.
President Cyril Ramaphosa ordered the release of thousands of non-violent offenders, including Zuma, after he was briefly re-incarcerated. 
Makgothi Thobakgale, the national commissioner of the Department of Correctional Services, told reporters in Pretoria, the capital that the nation’s prison authority freed former President Zuma after he was re-incarcerated for less than two hours on Friday. He said Zuma, 81, was “admitted” to a prison in Estcourt in eastern South Africa early in the morning, and then freed after he was “subjected to administrative processes,” 
The decision follows a constitutional court ruling that overturned Zuma’s release on medical parole, which had initially led to widespread protests and violence in the country.
In 2021, Zuma was sentenced to 15 months imprisonment for defying a court order to appear before the Zondo Commission which was investigating him over corruption allegedly committed during his nine-year tenure as president. His initial arrest two years ago led to violent protests across South Africa that saw over 300 people killed.
He then handed himself over to authorities in July 2021 but was released on medical parole due to ill health two months later. He denies corruption allegations.
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Former South African President Jacob Zuma Granted Remission, Avoiding Further Prison Time

The South African Constitutional Court last week dismissed the Department of Correctional Services’ application for leave to appeal a ruling that former president Jacob Zuma must go back to prison.
In the ruling handed down on Thursday, the apex court found that the DCS’s appeal “bears no reasonable prospect of success” and dismissed the application with costs.
DCS sought to appeal the Supreme Court of Appeal’s ruling in November last year that former correctional services boss Arthur Fraser unlawfully authorised Zuma’s release on medical parole in September 2021.
Zuma was jailed for contempt of court after he refused to obey the Constitutional Court’s order that he must appear before the Zondo Commission to answer to allegations of abuse of office and corruption during his tenure as president.
The unanimous judgment penned by Judge Tati Makgoka, said Zuma must return to the facility and complete his sentence.
<h3>What transpired?</h3>
In 2021, Zuma was sentenced to 15 months imprisonment after refusing to appear before the Zondo Commission that was investigating him over corruption he allegedly committed during his nine years as president.
The 81-year-old <a href="https://news.pindula.co.zw/2021/07/08/15-month-jail-term-ex-sa-president-zuma-in-police-custody/">handed himself to police in July 2021</a> after a <a href="https://news.pindula.co.zw/2021/07/09/zuma-arrest-businesses-close-due-to-protests-in-kzn/">public stand-off</a>, but his jailing, unprecedented for an ex-president, sparked violent protests and looting.
In December 2021, the High Court set aside the parole decision and ordered Zuma to return to jail. But Zuma appealed and remained free.
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The Supreme Court ruled on Monday, November 2022 that the decision to grant Zuma medical parole against the advice of the specialist Medical Parole Advisory Board had been unlawful. 
That ruling was challenged by the National Commissioner of Correctional Services, but the Constitutional Court on Thursday, 13 July 2023 found that the challenge had “no reasonable prospects of success” and should be dismissed.
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SA Court Rejects Appeal Against Sending Former President Zuma Back To Prison

South Africa’s Minister of Justice and Correctional Services, Mr Ronald Lamola, has said the application to extradite the Gupta brothers from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has been unsuccessful. 
Lamola made the remarks during a Zoom presser this Friday.  
<a href="https://zero.pindula.co.zw/south-africa-anc-called-for-swift-extradition-of-guptas-arrested-in-dubai/">South Africa applied</a> last year to have Rajesh and Atul Gupta extradited from UAE, where they were arrested, to face the allegations against them in South Africa.
The Gupta brothers are accused of using their connections to former South African President <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Jacob_Zuma">Jacob Zuma</a>, in power from 2009 to 2018, to win contracts, siphon off state funds and influence cabinet appointments.
Zuma and the Guptas, who left South Africa shortly after Zuma was ousted in 2018, have issued blanket denials of any wrongdoing.
They have not been formally charged in a South African court, but have been sought by prosecutors over the allegations.
Dubai’s police last year arrested the Guptas, who face potential criminal charges in South Africa including money laundering, after receiving an Interpol red notice. The Interpol red notice is a request to law enforcement officials worldwide to locate and provisionally arrest a person pending extradition.
Following the arrest, the UAE Ministry of Justice said the extradition request between the authorities in the UAE and South Africa was under procedure and further information would be made available in due course.
The UAE ratified an extradition treaty with South Africa in April 2021, a move South African officials had hoped would help bring the Guptas back to face charges. But the Justice Department in South Africa has now reported that its application to extradite the Gupta brothers was unsuccessful.
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South Africa: Application To Extradite Gupta Brothers From UAE Unsuccessful

South Africa’s former President Jacob Zuma says his urgent court application to block <a href="https://zero.pindula.co.zw/ramaphosa-gives-jacob-zuma-until-monday-to-withdraw-private-prosecution-summons/">his private prosecution</a> of President Cyril Ramaphosa will test “whether Lady Justice has removed her blindfold in South Africa“.
Zuma made the remarks in his replying affidavit to Ramaphosa’s court application to avoid appearing in the criminal court on Thursday, January 19. <a href="https://www.iol.co.za/sundayindependent/news/africa/zuma-dares-judges-to-apply-double-standards-52c098f1-dc6b-4fb3-9689-1f229a13b443">IOL</a> cites him as saying:
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There cannot be one law for Zuma and another law for Ramaphosa if the rule of law and equality before the law are still the guiding principles of our justice system.
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He also said:
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1). Even the late former president Nelson Mandela was hauled before a court for cross-examination when it was then unprecedented for a head of state. 
2). Ramaphosa was capable of obtaining effective relief in due course before the scheduled criminal trial. 
3). There is no reason to give [Ramaphosa] preferential treatment over other accused persons, simply because he happens to be president adding “There is no separate law for presidents (or even former presidents) and another law for ‘ordinary’ people.”
</blockquote>
Zuma is accusing the president of being an accomplice in breaching provisions of the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) Act after the authority allegedly unlawfully leaked his medical records to the media.
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<li><a href="https://zero.pindula.co.zw/ramaphosa-gives-jacob-zuma-until-monday-to-withdraw-private-prosecution-summons/">Ramaphosa Gives Jacob Zuma Until Monday To Withdraw Private Prosecution Summons</a></li>
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Ramaphosa says Zuma is abusing legal processes and that he requires a certificate of non-prosecution from the NPA in order to initiate private prosecution.
Zuma’s court papers in the high court in Johannesburg say Ramaphosa’s application to block the private prosecution was based on the claims of an improper motive and political conspiracy. 
Zuma said he was determined to ensure that Ramaphosa faced the might of the law.
The offence for which Ramaphosa is charged carries the possible heavy penalty of 15 years imprisonment. 
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"There Cannot Be 1 Law For Zuma And Another For Ramaphosa" - Ex-president Zuma

South Africa’s president Cyril Ramaphosa has given his predecessor, Jacob Zuma until Monday to withdraw the private prosecution summons he served on him.
A letter from the State Attorney to Zuma’s lawyers questions the former president’s timing of serving a summons on Ramaphosa a day before the beginning of the ANC’s national congress.
It also labels the summons as invalid and accuses Zuma of abusing legal processes.
The State Attorney says he may take further steps should Zuma fail to act on the demand by Monday.
Zuma on Thursday said he is prosecuting Ramaphosa privately.
He is accusing the president of being an accomplice in breaching provisions of the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) Act.
It’s in relation to a private prosecution Zuma is currently pursuing against prosecutor Billy Downer and journalist Karyn Maughan.
He accuses them of leaking his medical records but the president says Zuma is abusing legal processes and that he requires a certificate of non-prosecution from the NPA in order to initiate private prosecution.
Ramaphosa has also responded to assertions that he failed to act in the Downer matter.
He said he referred the matter to the Justice Minister, who has oversight of the NPA.
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Ramaphosa Gives Jacob Zuma Until Monday To Withdraw Private Prosecution Summons

South Africa’s Supreme Court of Appeal ruled on Monday that the decision to release ex-president Jacob Zuma on early medical parole was “unlawful” and he should return to prison to finish his sentence for contempt of court, according to <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/south-african-court-orders-zuma-back-jail-after-ruling-medical-parole-was-2022-11-21/">Reuters</a>.
Zuma was sentenced last year to 15 months imprisonment after refusing to appear before the Zondo Commission that was investigating him over corruption he allegedly committed during his nine years as president.
The 79-year-old <a href="https://news.pindula.co.zw/2021/07/08/15-month-jail-term-ex-sa-president-zuma-in-police-custody/">handed himself to police in July 2021</a> after a <a href="https://news.pindula.co.zw/2021/07/09/zuma-arrest-businesses-close-due-to-protests-in-kzn/">public stand-off</a>, but his jailing, unprecedented for an ex-president, sparked violent protests and looting.
In December last year, the high court set aside the parole decision and ordered Zuma to return to jail. But Zuma appealed and remained free.
The Supreme Court ruled on Monday that the decision to grant Zuma medical parole against the advice of the specialist Medical Parole Advisory Board had been unlawful. The judgment said:
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On any conceivable basis, the commissioner’s decision was unlawful and unconstitutional. The high court was correct to set it aside.
In other words, Mr Zuma, in law, has not finished serving his sentence. He must return to the Estcourt Correctional centre to do so.
Whether the time spent by Mr Zuma on unlawfully granted medical parole should be taken into account in determining the remaining period of his incarceration is not a matter for this court to decide. It is a matter to be considered by the Commissioner. If he is empowered by law to do so, the commissioner might take that period into account in determining any application or grounds for release.
</blockquote>
A spokesman for Jacob Zuma Foundation said the foundation would respond. On Sunday, ahead of the court ruling, foundation spokesman Mzwanele Manyi said the judgment did not have anything to do with Zuma. He said:
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We think… he has served the 15 months that he was meant to serve in any event and importantly it is not President Zuma that applied for the medical parole… It is the government itself, the department of correctional services initiated the process and they saw it through.
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The court did not rule on whether time spent by Zuma on medical parole should be taken into account when determining the remaining period of incarceration, saying this would be left in the hands of the national commissioner of correctional services.
The department of correctional services said it noted and respects the court’s decision.
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South Africa: Court Orders Ex-President Zuma To Return To Prison

Former South Africa President Jacob Zuma has expressed support for President Vladimir Putin in the ongoing conflict in Ukraine while denouncing western powers.
Zuma described Putin as a man of peace, saying he has been very patient with the western forces. A statement released on 6 March 2022 by the Jacob Zuma Foundation reads:
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<h2>Jacob G Zuma Foundation Statement on Russia and Ukraine impasse.</h2>
As one of the elders in the movement who has devoted his whole life to the liberation of the people of South Africa and a committed member of the African National Congress (ANC). H.E President Zuma felt it would be remiss of him not to exercise his constitutionally enshrined freedom of expression and share his thoughts on the developments in Russia and Ukraine conflict.
Our Patron says that the current impasse between Russia and Ukraine must be seen within the context of, in the main, dynamics in the balance of forces on a global scale.
This impasse has by default also exposed the hypocrisy of what has become the conventional wisdom which always favours the western forces including their bullying tendencies and their insatiable appetite to dominate others whilst clandestinely furthering their own agendas and interests.
Countries like Russia and China, thanks to their strong political and economic independence, have managed to defend their territories from these western bullies and must be applauded.
His Excellency President Vladimir Putin has been very patient with the western forces. He has been crystal clear about his opposition to the eastern expansion of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) into Ukraine, among other areas, and is on record about the military threat posed to Russia by the presence of these forces; if allowed to be on his door-step.
Surely in terms of efforts to achieve world peace, the sovereignty of Ukraine and all the democratic dictates cannot mean allowing NATO to establish a presence on its real estate; thus, establishing an untenable security risk to Russia.
Ukraine and Russia are separated only by a line on the map and not by the Baltic Sea – Why is this complicated to understand?
If forces, globally known to be hostile to the United States of America (USA), were known to be establishing the presence of any sort in any of the adjacent territories within the USA, the USA would certainly act in a manner that it believes would neutralise such a perceived threat.
In reality, the USA has not only acted to the counties around its borders, but it has moved around the whole world, to deal with what it has considered as threats to its national security.
There are clear examples of such invasions by NATO forces in the Middle East as well as in Africa.
With the above in mind, it looks justifiable that Russia felt provoked. It is however quite fortunate that His Excellency President Vladimir Putin, unlike other small countries, has the capacity (in Russia) to respond to security threats in line with the prescripts that are applicable to his country.
His actions, whereas justifiable, are still a far cry as compared with what other big powers have done when faced with such a situation.
Some western powers, who are today playing holier than thou, have invaded a number of small countries in the world e.g., Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya to name but a few. These glaring examples of interference have left those countries in ruins.
The western countries, and their acolytes’ support of Ukraine (under the guise of defending the sovereignty and democracy in Ukraine) is a selfish act to further their own interests at the expense of innocent lives and property in Ukraine.
Recently, there was a disguised attack on some member countries of BRICS.
In Brazil, a progressive government, under Her Excellency Former President Dilma Rousseff, was brought down under nefarious accusations of corruption.
Her comrade, His Excellency Former President Lula da Silva was accused of corruption. He was arrested and convicted. Later he was released after it was discovered that the charges were all concocted. In whose interest was this done?
In South Africa, His Excellency President Zuma was removed from office, before he finished his term, by the western forces using their forces that they are in control of within some structures of our government; and some that they control in the ruling party.
He was subsequently unlawfully arrested (as confirmed by no less than two constitutional court justices) on 07 July 2021; incarcerated without a trial by the constitutional court; denied a right to appeal both the judgment and the sentence.
To date, there is currently no case number/docket and thus the rights of His Excellency President Zuma were grossly violated. In whose interest was this done?
In India, the Indian National Congress Party, which has widespread roots in the country, “lost” elections.
China was attacked by the credit rating agencies but fortunately, China’s economic power is too big and successful, that the rating agencies failed to dent the Chinese economy and its standing globally – China continues to be a force to be reckoned with.
Russia, a BRICS member country is now in the crosshairs of the bullies. Ukraine is being used basically as a front, so that Russia can be brought to its knees through unjustifiable sanctions.
These facts as articulated above are important to be taken into consideration when the current impasse between Russia and Ukraine is being discussed and analysed. It is clear that without the insistence of western powers behind
Ukraine, the impasse between Russia and Ukraine could be resolved quickly and amicably.
We all need peace in this world; therefore, we would like to urge those involved to bring peace as swiftly as possible so that lives can be saved.
We call on President Zelensky to put the interests of the Ukrainians first, instead of pandering to his western allies at the expense of innocent lives.
H.E President Zuma is hopeful that the initiatives to have peace talks between the two countries will succeed.
“I am certain that His Excellency President Vladimir Putin will reciprocate and will bring all in his power to make peace a reality, as I know him to be a man of peace who has worked hard to ensure peace and stability in the globe,” said H.E President Zuma.
Let there be peace between Russia and Ukraine 
Пусть будет мир между России и Украина
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Former SA President Zuma Backs Putin In Ukraine Conflict {Full Statement}

A South African court has ruled that the country’s former President Jacob Zuma should be returned to prison, saying his medical parole was unlawful.
The time he has spent out of prison should not be counted in his 15-month sentence, the Tswane High Court ruled.
 Zuma was released on September 5 for an undisclosed medical condition.
He had been jailed for refusing to appear before the Zondo Commission that was investigating him over corruption he allegedly committed during his presidency.
The 79-year-old handed himself to police in July after a public stand-off, but his jailing, unprecedented for an ex-president, sparked violent protests and looting.
More than 300 people, mostly in Zuma’s stronghold of Kwa-Zulu Natal province, died in the protests.
The former leader had testified only once at the inquiry into what has become known as “state capture” – meaning the siphoning off of state assets.
Businessmen have been accused of conspiring with politicians to influence the decision-making process while he was in office. Zuma has repeatedly said he is the victim of a political conspiracy.
Prison authorities say his release on parole was compelled by a medical report, but his sickness has never been disclosed.
He did, however, undergo surgery after he was imprisoned with his spokesman saying at the time that imprisonment had had further deteriorated his health condition. 
On Wednesday, judges in the High Court in Pretoria ruled that the decision by the top correctional officer to release Zuma on medical parole was “reviewed, declared unlawful, and set aside”.
Zuma is expected to appeal the decision. 
More: <a href="https://www.newzimbabwe.com/just-in-south-african-court-orders-ex-president-zuma-back-to-jail/">NewZimbabwe</a>

South Africa: Court Orders Ex-President Jacob Zuma To Go Back To Prison

The Mmusi Maimane-led One South Africa Movement (OSA) intends to approach the government demanding information on the <a href="https://news.pindula.co.zw/2021/09/05/south-africa-jacob-zuma-placed-on-medical-parole/">placement of former president Jacob Zuma on medical parole.</a> 
The South African Correctional Services Department announced Sunday that Zuma had been placed on medical parole. Pindula News presents OSA’s statement on intentions to approach the government.
<blockquote>
<h2>Jacob Zuma parole: OSA seeks access to formal record of decision</h2>
The One South Africa Movement (OSA) will submit a formal application, in terms of the Promotion of Access to Information Act (PAIR), requesting the full record of decision that led to the Department of Correctional Services granting former president Jacob Zuma medical parole. This is crucial to ensure the public is taken into confidence that government’s decision was in good faith, and is furnished with both the reasons and the rationale behind such decision. 
Today’s news that Zuma has been granted medical parole is a questionable one — considering that Zuma’s former spy boss, Arthur Fraser, currently heads up Correctional Services as National Commissioner. 
The full disclosure of reasons behind the decision is the most prudent way to address any concerns, contradictions and conspiracies. We cannot afford to go down the Jacky Selebi or Schabir Shaik path, whereby well-connected individuals are granted medical parole in dubious circumstances. 
We need to know: 
• Who was on decision-making panel? • what facts the panel were furnished with? • Whether there were any additional political considerations? 
Section 79.1(a) of the Correctional Matters Amendment Act states that a prisoner may be considered for medical parole if he or she is “terminally ill or physically incapacitated as a result of injury, disease or illness, so as to severely limit daily activity or inmate self-care”. 
Therefore, we need to assess the record of decision to satisfy the aforementioned standard. 
</blockquote>
More: <a href="https://news.pindula.co.zw">Pindula News</a>

Mmusi Maimane-led OSA Demands To Know How Zuma Was Placed On Medical Parole

Jacob Zuma, former president of South Africa has been placed on medical parole after the Department of Correctional Services received and considered his medical report. According to South African laws, offenders can be granted medical parole if they are terminally ill or are physically incapacitated. Zuma who was on 8 July this year imprisoned for refusing to testify in the Zondo Commission of Enquiry that is investigating him for corruption he allegedly committed during his time as <a href="https://zero.pindula.co.zw/zuma-undergoes-surgery-remains-in-hospital-correctional-services/">president was last month in the hospital where he was operated</a> on for an undisclosed ailment. Pindula News presents a statement by the Correctional Services Department on the matter.
<blockquote>
<h2>MR ZUMA PLACED ON MEDICAL PAROLE </h2>
The Department of Correctional Services (DCS) is able to confirm that Mr Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma has been placed on medical parole. 
Section 75(7)(8) of the Correctional Services Act 111 of 1998, affords the National Commissioner a responsibility to place under correctional supervision or day parole, or grant parole or medical parole to a sentenced offender serving a sentence of incarceration for 24 months or less. The National Commissioner is also in terms of Section 52, empowered to prescribe conditions of parole. 
Medical parole’s eligibility for Mr Zuma is impelled by a medical report received by the Department of Correctional Services. Apart from being terminally ill and physically incapacitated, inmates suffering from an illness that severely limits their daily activity or self-care can also be considered for medical parole. 
The risk of re-offending of released inmates must also be low and there must be appropriate arrangements for the inmate’s supervision, care and treatment within the community to which the inmate is to be released to. 
M.ical parole placement for Mr Zurna means that he will complete the remainder of the sentence in the system of community corrections, whereby he must comply with specific set of conditions and will be subjected to supervision until his sentence expires. 
Medical Parole can only be revoked if an offender does not comply with the placement conditions. 
We want to reiterate that placement on medical parole is an option available to all sentenced offenders provided they meet all the requirements. We appeal to all South Africans to afford Mr Zuma dignity as he continues to receive medical treatment. 
Ends. Enquiries, Singabakho Nxumalo on 079 523 5794. 
Issued by the Department of Correctional Services. 
</blockquote>
More: <a href="https://news.pindula.co.zw">Pindula News</a>

South Africa: Jacob Zuma Placed On Medical Parole

South Africa’s Department of Correctional Services (DCS) has said former President <a href="https://www.news24.com/news24/southafrica/news/breaking-jacob-zuma-hospitalised-admitted-for-medical-observation-20210806">Jacob Zuma was admitted to an outside hospital for medical observation on Friday 6 August 2021. </a>
Zuma is currently serving a 15-month prison sentence at the Estcourt Correctional Centre in KwaZulu-Natal for refusing to appear before the Zondo Commission of Enquiry that is investigating him over alleged corruption he reportedly committed during his tenure as president.
DCS spokesperson Singabakho Nxumalo said that as a former president, the healthcare needs of Zuma require the involvement of the South African Military Health Services. Nxumalo said:
<blockquote>
This has been the case since his admission at Estcourt Correctional Centre.
A routine observation prompted that Mr Zuma be taken for in-hospitalisation.
</blockquote>
The department pointed out the inmates’ health was addressed under Section 35(2) of the Constitution which directs the DCS to ensure that:
<blockquote>
Everyone who is detained, including every sentenced prisoner, has the right to conditions of detention that are consistent with human dignity, including at least exercise and the provision, at state expense, of adequate accommodation, nutrition, reading material and medical treatment.
</blockquote>
<a href="https://news.pindula.co.zw/2021/07/08/15-month-jail-term-ex-sa-president-zuma-in-police-custody/">Before turning himself to the police on July 8,</a> Zuma argued that his age and health condition and any other mitigating circumstances were not considered when the imprisonment was decided. <a href="https://www.africanews.com/2021/07/05/sending-me-to-jail-at-my-age-is-the-same-as-sentencing-me-to-death//">He added:</a>
<blockquote>
Sending me to jail during the height of a pandemic at my age is the same as sentencing me to death.
</blockquote>
When he was imprisoned, scores of supporters thronged to the streets in solidarity with the former president. The protests degenerated into chaos and looting.
Many lives were lost during the unrest and investigations are ongoing to identify perpetrators.
More: <a href="https://news.pindula.co.zw">Pindula News</a>

South Africa: Former President Zuma Hospitalised For Medical Observation

Former South African president Jacob Zuma was admitted to a hospital outside of his prison grounds on Friday morning, following a routine check-up on his health.
Zuma is now receiving care at a separate facility for his ailments, which have not been disclosed to the public.
Reports suggest the former president might weigh up his chances of securing “medical parole” if things get any worse.
According to The South African, medical parole can be granted under the following conditions:
<ul>
<li>An offender can apply if they suffer from a terminal disease.</li>
<li>If an illness, affliction, or injury leaves an inmate ‘physically incapacitated’, they are also eligible.</li>
<li>The Medical Advisory Board (MAB) must have the final say on who gets granted medical parole.</li>
<li>An applicant must undergo a rigorous assessment before the MAB submits a verdict to Case Management Committees.</li>
<li>If successful, an inmate will then be discharged and monitored by DCS officials, under a strict set of conditions.</li>
<li>An offender cannot be sent back to jail if their health improves – that only happens if they violate their terms of release.</li>
</ul>
Justice Minister Ronald Lamola last month said there would be nothing to stop Jacob Zuma from applying for medical parole if he felt his health was deteriorating. Said Lamola:
<blockquote>
I deal with medical paroles for lifers on a day-to-day basis and they do come from, in terms of recommendations, from the medical parole board.
Any offender can apply for medical parole and so we’ve got our medical board that does assessments to check if he qualifies according to stipulations. He may apply to MAB to see if he qualifies, yes.
</blockquote>
Meanwhile, the Jacob Zuma foundation said this latest health scare is “not a reason to be alarmed… yet.” <a href="https://twitter.com/JGZ_Foundation/status/1423530878299426822?s=20">It said in a tweet:</a>
<blockquote>
The Foundation confirms the statement by Correctional Services that indeed H.E President Zuma is in Hospital outside the prison.
The 79-year-old, 1st prisoner of the ConCourt, jailed without trial is attending his annual medical routine check-up. No need to be alarmed,… yet.
</blockquote>
<h4>More: <a href="https://www.thesouthafrican.com/news/can-jacob-zuma-apply-for-medical-parole/">The South African</a></h4>

Jacob Zuma Hospitalised... Can He Be Granted Medical Parole?

A former high ranking member of South Africa’s State Security Agency (SSA), Thulani Dlomo, has been released from police custody without being charged.
Dlomo had handed himself over to the South African Police Service (SAPS) in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal on Friday, 16 July.
An alleged close colleague of former President Jacob Zuma, Dlomo was identified by the media as one of the 12 individuals wanted by the government for allegedly instigating the violence in KZN and Gauteng.
According to <a href="https://www.sabcnews.com/sabcnews/ex-top-spy-thulani-dlomo-hands-himself-over-to-police-as-ramaphosa-gears-up-to-address-the-nation-at-830pm/">SABC News</a>, Dlomo went to the Durban Central Police Station late on Friday and surrendered himself to the custody of the authorities.
Speaking outside the police station, Dlomo’s lawyer, Phumlani Shangase, who accompanied him to the police, said his client is a free man for now but is concerned by the unfounded allegations against him. He said:
<blockquote>He views the allegations as malicious, hence he reserves the right he has to take whatever action to clear his name.</blockquote>
Earlier on Friday, Dlomo issued a statement that denied his involvement in the unrest and challenged those who allege that he is one of the 12 alleged instigators to back up their claims.
He demanded that Deputy Security Minister Zizi Kodwa withdraw a statement in which he alleged that he (Dlomo) was one of the masterminds behind the riots.
However, Kodwa told <a href="https://www.sowetanlive.co.za/news/south-africa/2021-07-16-stop-peddling-lies-about-me-thulani-dlomo-takes-on-zizi-kodwa/">TimesLIVE</a> that he never said Dlomo was an instigator and merely said that there were claims that former SSA members were behind the unrest. Said Kodwa:
<blockquote>I never at any point gave names. I am not sure why he thinks he can make such a statement, which I did not make.</blockquote>
Dlomo, who is a former ambassador to Japan, is also demanding an apology from News24 and Daily Maverick for allegedly publishing a “blatant lie” that put the safety of his family and himself at risk.
<h4>More: <a href="https://www.thesouthafrican.com/news/thulani-dlomo-no-charges-laid-against-former-spy-who-handed-himself-over-to-police-jacob-zuma-unrest-alleged-instigator/">The South African</a></h4>

South Africa Unrest: Former Top Spy Released Without A Charge

The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) on Monday confirmed that it had deployed soldiers to support the police to quell the violent looting that has spread across KwaZulu-Natal over the past 24 hours.
In a statement, the SANDF said it was deploying soldiers in Gauteng and KwaZulu Natal provinces to assist enforcement agencies bring under control the unrest that has gripped both provinces. The statement read:
<blockquote>The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) has commenced with pre-deployment processes and procedures in line with a request for assistance received from the National Joint Operational and Intelligence Structure (NATJOINTS) to assist law enforcement agencies deployed in Gauteng and KwaZulu Natal Provinces respectively to quell the unrest that has gripped both Provinces in the last few days. The deployment will commence as soon as all deployment processes are in place.
The duration and number of deployed soldiers will be determined based on the assessment of the situation on the ground by the relevant law enforcement agencies.
Furthermore, it must be emphasised that the SANDF’s deployment objective is to provide safety and a safe working environment for members of the SAPS and other law enforcement agencies whilst they carry out their constitutionally mandated law and order duties.
SANDF deployment-related information updates will follow in due course.</blockquote>
Meanwhile, the country’s president, Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to address the country today on the government’s response to the public violence in Gauteng and KZN.
<h4>More:<a href="https://news.pindula.co.zw/"> Pindula News</a></h4>

SA Govt Deploys Soldiers To Quell Gauteng And KZN Unrest

Some Zimbabwean nationals resident in South Africa are taking part in the ongoing looting of shops in the country amid protests that were triggered by the imprisonment of former president Jacob Zuma.
In one of the videos that have been circulating on social media platforms, a man speaking in Shona can be heard inviting people to come and collect free alcohol and meat.
In another video shot in a house, piles of groceries fill the party, with one woman, also speaking in Shona, saying she doesn’t even know some of the products that she looted.
Watch the two videos below:
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WATCH: Some Zimbabwean Nationals Loot Shops In South Africa

The South African Police Service (SAPS) confirmed that one person has been shot dead following a wave of rioting and looting across several South African provinces.
The protests, that were triggered by the jailing of former President Jacob Zuma last week on contempt of court charges, have been raging all weekend, turning deadly on Saturday night.
In a statement, SAPS said the victim, a 40-year-old male, succumbed to his injuries at a local clinic. SAPS said:
<blockquote>An investigation is underway to determine the circumstances surrounding the fatal shooting of a 40-year old man who was certified dead at a local clinic.
Meanwhile, the number of arrests in KZN has increased to 37 thus far. Police working closely with Metro Police have been able to disperse crowds and foil attempts to barricade roads.</blockquote>
The “Zuma Protests” have cascaded to Gauteng Province where SAPS officials have also had a rough ride in trying to restore law and order.
The Alexandra township remains volatile on Sunday after eighteen people were arrested overnight. Said SAPS:
<blockquote>In Alexandra, police arrested 18 suspects – 16 of them for public violence also linked to the shooting of a police officer who was rushed to hospital for urgent medical attention.
Two other police officers sustained minor injuries. The other two suspects were arrested for possession of suspected stolen property and malicious damage to property.”
This came as police responded to information of a group of people from Alexandra who targeted and forced entry into businesses, and started looting.
Local Metro Police Departments, have heightened visibility and remain on high alert in response to incidents of opportunistic criminality and violent protests.</blockquote>
<h4>More: <a href="https://www.thesouthafrican.com/news/breaking-latest-news-where-free-jacob-zuma-protests-death-toll/">The South African</a></h4>

Zuma Protests Claim One Life In KZN

Businesses were forced to close on Friday as protests erupted in Kwazulu Natal (KZN) province over the arrest of South Africa’s former president Jacob Zuma.
Reports suggest that many roads across the KZN province, particularly the N2 and N3 highways, were on Friday morning due to protests.
Although it has not been confirmed, KZN police spokesperson Colonel Thembeka Mbhele said during a live broadcast on SAfm that the protests may be a result of the incarceration of former president Jacob Zuma.
Mbhele said that police will monitor the situation and will try to unblock some of the carriageways.
The Ruth First Highway or M4 has been closed off as well on the north- and southbound lanes between uMhlanga and Sibaya, as well as the N2/R34 four-way in Richards Bay, KZN Traffic, a local Facebook page, confirmed.
The protests have also turned violent, with participants burning tyres and stoning vehicles that try to pass. Trucks have also been used to block off roads.
Metro police spokesperson Senior Superintendent Parbhoo Sewpersad was quoted as saying in a report in The Witness that at least five major roads have been shut down.
Sewpersad added that Metro police officers are on the scene and are diverting drivers away from the protests.
Parts of the Durban central business district have also been closed off due to the protests.
The M4 near Beach Bums, a popular restaurant on the North Coast, has also been closed off at Genezzano Road. KZN Traffic said:
<blockquote>_It’s been a busy morning with protest action all over KZN. We are trying our best to keep you updated._
_Vehicles were being stoned on the N3 by the Pavilion trying to petrol-bomb a truck now. N2 southbound before M7 protesters blocking the road and lighting fires. N2 South at the Gateway on-ramp tyre treads on the fast lane._</blockquote>
Zuma’s daughter, Dudu Zuma-Sambudla, took to Twitter this morning to share videos of the protests in support of the release of Zuma.
Zuma has been in prison since Wednesday night after he was convicted of contempt of court for refusing to appear at the Zondo Commission of enquiry that is investigating him for corruption.
More: <a href="https://news.pindula.co.zw">Pindula News</a>; <a href="https://bulawayo24.com/index-id-news-sc-africa-byo-205918.html">African News Agency (ANA) </a>

Zuma Arrest: Businesses Close Due To Protests In KZN

Former President Jacob Zuma’s bid to stay his imprisonment for contempt of court was on Friday dismissed by the Pietermaritzburg High Court.
The former president brought the application before the court on Tuesday, arguing that his arrest should wait until the Constitutional Court hears his rescission application next Monday.

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The court had sentenced him to 15 months behind bars for being in contempt of court after he failed to appear before the state capture inquiry.
Zuma has since Wednesday night been at the Estcourt Correctional Centre located around 180 kilometres northwest of Durban.
The Estcourt Correctional Centre is a medium-security prison that houses both youth and adult prisoners.
The prison was Built in 1966, was fully refurbished and re-opened in 2019 with state-of-the-art facilities.
It has a capacity to hold 512 inmates and a training centre to provide offenders with marketable skills they are expected to use after their release.
At the prison, inmates have access to television and they are allowed to use public phones.
There have been concerns that Zuma will be given preferential treatment but Justice Minister Ronald Lamola allayed the fears saying the former president has undergone standard medical checks and will spend the next 14 days in isolation in line with COVID-19 regulations.
More: <a href="https://news.pindula.co.zw">Pindula News</a>; <a href="https://www.enca.com/news/zumas-stay-arrest-bid-fails">eNCA</a>

UPDATE: Zuma's Bid To Stay Imprisonment Dismissed

The High Court in Pietermaritzburg will deliver its judgment on Friday on South Africa’s former President Jacob Zuma’s bid to stay out of jail.
Zuma has been in prison since Wednesday night for contempt of court after refusing to appear before the Zondo Commission that is investigating him on corruption allegedly committed during his 9-year tenure as the president.
Zuma brought the application before the court on Tuesday, arguing that his arrest should wait until the Constitutional Court hears his rescission application next Monday.

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The court had sentenced him to 15 months behind bars for being in contempt of court after he failed to appear before the state capture inquiry.
Zuma refused to appear before the commission saying its chair was biased against him.
More: <a href="https://news.pindula.co.zw">Pindula News</a>;<a href="https://www.enca.com/news/pmb-high-court-deliver-zuma-judgment"> eNCA</a>

Court To Deliver Judgment On Zuma's Bid To Stay Out Of Jail

South Africa’s former president, Jacob Zuma is being assessed by the Correctional Service in a bid to determine the facility suitable for him.
Correctional Services spokesperson Singabakho Nxumalo said as per regulations due to COVID-19, Zuma who handed himself to police on Wednesday night had to go to the isolation section all newly-admitted inmates are kept. Nxumalo said:
<blockquote>_He will be there for about 14 days up until he is cleared. But that has also given us an opportunity for other processes to continue which involves the assessment for healthcare, mental state, vulnerability, suicide risks and that will take some days._
_The outcomes of that assessment will then determine a suitable facility to house him because he has to be classified, is he medium-risk or low-risk, is he having vulnerabilities? Where can we best take care of those vulnerabilities? Is it healthcare or otherwise?_
_So you look at all of those and then decide to say this is the best suitable facility to keep this person._</blockquote>
The 79-years-old former president recently argued against imprisonment saying his right to life was at risk in jail since his health was unstable.
Zuma was sentenced to a 15-month jail term for contempt of court after refusing to appear before the Zondo Commission of Enquiry that is investigating him on corrupt activities he allegedly committed during his 9-year tenure as president.
Zuma argued that Zondo should step down as the chair of the commission saying he was biased against him.
More: <a href="https://news.pindula.co.zw">Pindula News</a>; <a href="https://www.enca.com/news/zuma-being-assessed-intake-facility-correctional-services">eNCA</a>

Zuma Being Assessed To Determine Facility Suitable For Him

The African National Congress (ANC) has said the imprisonment of South Africa’s former president, Jacob Zuma is not an easy experience for the party.
This comes as Zuma has started serving a 15-month jail term for contempt of court after he handed himself over to the police on Wednesday night.
Zuma was convicted after refusing to appear before the Zondo Commission that was investigating corruption allegations levelled against him demanding that the chair recuse himself arguing that he was biased against him. Watch the video below for more.
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Zuma Imprisonment Not Easy - ANC

The former President of South Africa, Jacob Zuma is in police custody after he handed himself to serve a 15-month imprisonment term for contempt of court.
The South African Police Service (SAPS) issued a statement just after Wednesday midnight, confirming that they had Zuma in custody.
Zuma handed himself over to police just before midnight on Wednesday, a few hours after ambulances were turned away from entering the Nkandla homestead by his son, Edward, and a small crowd that had gathered in support of the former president.
The former president was found guilty of contempt of court last week and sentenced to 15 months in jail.
The matter relates to his defiance of an order by the apex court to appear before the Zondo Commission of Inquiry into State Capture.
Shortly after the ruling, thousands of supporters and some ANC party leaders including Lindiwe Sisulu, suspended ANC Secretary-General Ace Magashule and KZN Premier Sihle Zikalala, among others, gathered at his homestead.
Amabutho also marched in solidarity with Zuma and flanked the former president on Saturday when he came out to address his supporters.
More: <a href="https://news.pindula.co.zw">Pindula News</a>; <a href="https://www.sabcnews.com/sabcnews/zuma-in-police-custody-anc-applauds-his-leadership/">SABC News</a>

15-Month Jail Term: Ex-SA President Zuma In Police Custody

South Africa’s Constitutional Court has agreed to hear the appeal of former President Jacob Zuma against a 15-month imprisonment sentence.
Zuma was convicted of contempt of court after failing or neglecting to appear before the Zondo Commission which is investigating his corrupt activities allegedly committed during his 9-year tenure as president.

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Zuma was sentenced for contempt by the Apex Court after he ignored directives that he continues testifying at the State Capture Commission.
The Concourt will hear his application on Monday, the 12th of July.
According to court papers in possession of SABC News, opposing parties on the matter have until July 6 to file their cases.
Former President Zuma emerged on Saturday afternoon outside his home for the first since the damning Constitutional Court ruling against him.
He was flanked by the Amabutho (Zulu regiments) and some of his supporters.
More: <a href="https://news.pindula.co.zw">Pindula News</a>; <a href="https://www.zbcnews.co.zw/concourt-agrees-to-hear-zumas-application-for-rescission-of-15-month-jail-term/">ZBC News</a>

Zuma 15-month Imprisonment: ConCourt Agrees To Hear Appeal

Scores of Amabutho marched pon Nkandla in solidarity with former president Jacob Zuma who was sentenced to 15 months in prison after he was found guilty of contempt of court. Zuma this Saturday met with African National Congress (ANC) NEC and PEC members over the matter. Pindula News present the video below.
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The former president of South Africa, Jacob Zuma on Friday argued against the 15-month imprisonment term saying, among other things, his right to life would be at stake.
Zuma was recently found guilty of contempt of court and sentenced to 15 months in jail by South Africa’s Constitutional Court.
On Friday, Zuma also urgently applied to the high court in Pietermaritzburg to stay the orders that required him to turn himself in by Sunday and to interdict the police from arresting him pending his rescission application to the Constitutional Court.
He has also asked that the stay of imprisonment be kept in place pending a high court constitutional challenge to the “common law distinction of civil and contempt proceedings”. Read his court papers:
<blockquote>_I seek an order declaring that it is not compatible with the constitution for a person convicted of the crime of civil contempt to be sentenced to any term of imprisonment without conducting a civil or criminal trial in terms of the Criminal Procedure Act._</blockquote>
In his founding affidavit to the Constitutional Court, the former ANC leader also said his health was unstable and the incarceration order threatened his life. Said, Zuma:
<blockquote>_In the present circumstances, it is the right to life itself which may be at stake. It is, therefore, no exaggeration to label mine as cruel and unusual punishment._</blockquote>
Zuma said his medical condition required “constant and intense therapy and attention”.
He was failed or neglected to appear the Zondo Commission that was investigating him over corruption allegedly committed during his 9-year tenure as president.
Zuma said he did not appear before the commission because he did not believe it had been constitutionally established and explained how he had come to the view that its chair was biased against him.
More: <a href="https://news.pindula.co.zw">Pindula News</a>; <a href="https://www.newzimbabwe.com/my-right-to-life-at-stake-if-i-go-to-prison-zuma/">NewZimbabwe</a>

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