Jacob Zuma

South Africa’s High Court has on Wednesday ordered former President Jacob Zuma to return to jail after setting aside the decision to release him on medical parole, a court judgement showed. The 79-year old began medical parole in…

South Africa’s Jacob Zuma, recently granted medical parole, on Tuesday failed to appear in court for the resumption of a graft trial, as prosecutors argued ill health did not justify his absence. Two weeks ago, Zuma, 79, was released on…

Convicted former South African president, Jacob Zuma, was on Sunday placed on medical parole on the grounds of his failing health, the country’s correctional services department has said. Read Also: Just In: Jacob Zuma, Ex-South African…

Corruption trial of former South African President, Jacob Zuma has been postponed until next month. A judge at Pietermaritzburg High Court in the former president’s home province of KwaZulu-Natal on Tuesday adjourned Zuma’s trial until…

Corruption trial of South Africa’s jailed former president, Jacob Zuma resumes on Monday despite deadly violence that swept the nation after his imprisonment in an unrelated case, it has emerged. Zuma faces 16 charges of fraud, graft and…

Death toll from five days of violence in South Africa has risen to 72, police said Tuesday, despite President Cyril Ramaphosa’s deployment of troops to quell the unrest. “The total number of people who have lost their lives since the…

Buildings were set on fire and properties looted in South Africa on Monday as unrest sparked by the jailing of ex-president, Jacob Zuma last week continued for a fourth day. The country’s top court, which ordered Zuma jailed for refusing…

Supporters of former South African President, Jacob Zuma on Sunday vowed to render the country ungovernable if he is jailed. It would be recalled that Zuma was on Tuesday, June 29 sentenced to 15 months by country’s Constitutional…

Former South African President, Jacob Zuma has on Sunday told hundreds of supporters camped outside his home his rights had been violated as a deadline approached for him to surrender to authorities. “My constitutional rights were…

South Africa's former President, Jacob Zuma has on Tuesday, June 29 been sentenced to 15 months by the country’s Constitutional Court for contempt of court. Zuma was found guilty by the country's highest court after he defied its order…

Former South African President, Jacob Zuma has lost one of his sons‚ Vusi Nhlakanipho Zuma. Vusi passed away in a private hospital in Johannesburg on Sunday, after a short illness. There are no further details at present. The Zuma…

Former South African president, Jacob Zuma, has appeared in court today to face corruption charges relating to a $2.5 billion arms deal. Wearing a dark suit, a smiling Mr Zuma waved to crowds of supporters and reporters as he mounted the…

Former South African President, Jacob Zuma, who resigned over corruption charges leveled against him, will be prosecuted on 16 charges of corruption according to the Director of South Africa’s National Prosecuting Authority.…

Jacob Zuma has finally succumbed to pressure and quit as President of South Africa after his own party ordered him to step down. "I have to come to decision to resign with immediate effect," he said late on Wednesday in Pretoria…