South Africa’s former president Jacob Zuma handed prison term

South Africa’s former president Jacob Zuma handed prison term
Jacob Zuma at the 2010 World Cup (Martin Rickett/PA)

South Africa’s former President Jacob Zuma has been found guilty of contempt of court and sentenced to 15 months in prison for defying a court order to appear before an inquiry probing wide-ranging allegations of corruption during his tenure from 2009 to 2018.

Zuma has been ordered to hand himself over within five days to a police station in his hometown of Nkandla in KwaZulu-Natal province or in Johannesburg.

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