Jacob Zuma

Former South African President Jacob Zuma has been granted compassionate leave from prison to attend his brother’s funeral on Thursday. Michael Zuma died last week following a long illness. South Africa’s Ministry of Justice and…

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday issued a four-point action plan that will steer the country out of the depth of destruction caused by the jailing of former president Jacob Zuma. The 79-year-old handed himself to…

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 to send in 2,500 troops as outnumbered police seemed…

The majority ruling by South Africa's top court, sentencing Jacob Zuma to 15 months in jail, was an emotional and angry unconstitutional decision, the former president's foundation said on Wednesday. Zuma failed to appear at a corruption…

A top official in South Africa's ruling African National Congress has taken the party to court to challenge his suspension pending charges of fraud and corruption against him, heightening tensions within the fractured organization once led…

South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday admitted that the country's ruling party could have done more to halt state graft under his predecessor Jacob Zuma. During a much-anticipated appearance before a judicial panel probing…

Former South African President Jacob Zuma has snubbed the anti-graft commission again. This comes even after several summons and directives from the commission and the court compelling him to appear. Zuma’s legal team defended his…