State capture
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Africa & World
Can Jacob Zuma appeal his 15-month jail sentence?
By Tom Head | ANALYSIS As we’ve learned from Premier League football in the past two years, there’s nothing worse than celebrating a goal too early, only for it to be chalked off by VAR. So it’s important to ensure that we don’t fall into the judicial equivalent here in South Africa. Jacob Zuma has been sentenced to 15 months…
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Africa & World
JUST NOW: Jacob Zuma found guilty, sentenced to 15 months in jail
FORMER South African President Jacob Zuma has been found guilty of contempt of court for failure to comply with an order of the Constitutional Court to honour a summons to appear before the state capture commission, the apex court ruled on Tuesday. Handing down the court’s decision on behalf of the majority, justice Sisi Khampepe said it is the lofty…
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Politics
Distrust in ‘captured’ ZEC, courts could lead to violent 2023 poll
By Alexander Mederos In 2023, Zimbabweans will head to the polls to vote in the general election for the president and both houses of parliament. Many civil society organizations within Zimbabwe fear that the relative peace achieved following the 2018 election is no longer attainable. There is no indication of any changes coming from President Mnangagwa or the Zimbabwe African…
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