Tag: Jacob Zuma
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Court insists Jacob Zuma must pay legal fees
Former South African president Jacob Zuma must pay back state funds and cover his own costs, a court ruled on Thursday, leaving him facing massive legal bills as he fights graft charges. Zuma, who was ousted in February over multiple graft scandals, could be liable for a $2million legal bill but that figure would rise…
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Court summons Zuma’s son over fatal car crash
A Court on Tuesday summoned former South African president Jacob Zuma’s son Duduzane, to appear on July 12 to answer homicide charges over a fatal car crash in 2014. State prosecutors initially decided not to charge Duduzane after his Porsche 911 sports car plowed into a minivan taxi in Johannesburg, killing one woman and seriously…
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Its official! 76-year-old Jacob Zuma set to marry 24-year-old baby mama
South Africa’s former President Jacob Zuma is hugging the headlines again with reports that he has fathered a new baby from a 24-year-old woman. She gave birth to his child in a Durban hospital last week Thursday on his birthday, News24 reported on Friday. The mother is identified as Nonkanyiso Conco and is set to…
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Zuma agrees in principle to resign in 3 to 6 months
South African President Jacob Zuma on Tuesday agreed in principle to resign within a time frame of three to six months, said ANC secretary general on Tuesday. ANC secretary-general Ace Magashule said this when briefing the media in Johannesburg about ANC’s NEC (National Executive Committee) meeting last night. He said the NEC resolved to recall…
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End-game looms for South Africa’s Zuma
Efforts by South Africa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC) to unseat President Jacob Zuma tilted towards the end game on Wednesday as the speaker of parliament said party leader Cyril Ramaphosa would outline Zuma’s fate imminently. Zuma, in power since 2009, has been in a weakened position since Deputy President Ramaphosa replaced him as ANC…
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South Africa’s ANC election: Cyril Ramaphosa replaces Jacob Zuma as party leader
South Africa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC) has selected Cyril Ramaphosa to succeed President Jacob Zuma as the party’s leader. The country’s deputy president defeated former cabinet minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, Mr Zuma’s ex-wife, after a marathon voting process. Mr Ramaphosa is in a strong position to become president in 2019 polls. The leadership battle caused…
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South African court upholds ruling reinstating corruption charges against Zuma
South Africa’s Supreme Court of Appeal on Friday upheld a ruling by the High Court that reinstated corruption charges against President Jacob Zuma. Zuma approached the court seeking to have a Pretoria High Court judgment in April 2016 that ordered a review of a decision by the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) to set aside the…