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ZA·South Africa·ANC

Jacob Zuma

President of South Africa 2009–2018
convicted

Former President of South Africa. Sentenced to 15 months for contempt of court in June 2021 after refusing to testify at the Zondo Commission on state capture. Release triggered nationwide riots.

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Jacob Zuma has faced numerous legal and ethical controversies throughout his career. In 2006, he was acquitted of rape charges. He is currently scheduled to stand trial in April 2025 regarding a 1999 arms deal; he faces charges of corruption, racketeering, fraud, tax evasion, and money laundering related to 783 payments allegedly received as bribes from businessman Schabir Shaik and Thales. These charges have been repeatedly dropped, reinstated, and challenged since 2005. In 2016, the Constitutional Court ruled Zuma failed to uphold the Constitution regarding the use of public funds for upgrades to his Nkandla homestead; he subsequently repaid the money. In 2021, the Constitutional Court convicted him of contempt of court for refusing to testify before the Zondo Commission, which investigated allegations of state capture involving the Gupta family. He was sentenced to 15 months in prison, served part of the term, and was later granted remission.
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South Africa's Jacob Zuma: From freedom fighter to president to jail
www.bbc.com · 2021-07-08
Jacob Zuma’s nine lives: How South Africa’s ex-president keeps coming back | Jacob Zuma News | Al Jazeera
1-e8259.azureedge.net · 2024-04-18
Jacob Zuma corruption charges
en.wikipedia.org · 2025-11-02
Jacob Zuma
en.wikipedia.org · 2026-04-07
Ex-South African leader's corruption trial date set as he fights another case to run for election | Fox News
www.foxnews.com · 2024-05-16
Secretary of the Judicial Commission of Inquiry into Allegations of State Capture, Corruption and Fraud in the Public Sector including Organs of State v Zuma and Others (CCT 52/21) [2021] ZACC 18; 2021 (9) BCLR 992 (CC); 2021 (5) SA 327 (CC) (29 June 2021)
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INCCCCC - BBC News
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South Africa: Supreme Court of Appeal
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Jacob Zuma jailed for contempt, triggers SA riots
South Africa's Constitutional Court sentenced former President Jacob Zuma to 15 months in prison in June 2021 for contempt after he refused to testify at the Zondo Commission probing state capture. His handover triggered the deadliest civil unrest since apartheid.
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