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South African judge dismisses Zuma’s attempt to remove prosecutor

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A South African judge on Tuesday dismissed an application by former president Jacob Zuma to have the prosecutor in his arms deal corruption trial...

Corruption trial of former South Africa president Zuma postponed to 26...

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The corruption trial of former South African president Jacob Zuma for a $2 billion government arms deal has been postponed to 26 October, the...

South Africa court resumes ex-leader Zuma’s protracted arms deal trial

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A South African court on Tuesday resumed a trial that has dragged out for years over a $2 billion arms deal involving ex-president Jacob...

South African court pushes back Zuma corruption hearing to 21-22 September

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A South African court pushed back to 21-22 September, a hearing scheduled for Thursday in a corruption trial of former president Jacob Zuma linked...

South Africa’s former President Zuma placed on medical parole

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South Africa’s jailed former president Jacob Zuma has been placed on medical parole because of his ill health, the government’s correctional services department said...

Jailed former South African president Zuma undergoes surgery

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Jailed former South African president Jacob Zuma has undergone unspecified surgery and remains in hospital with more operations planned, prison authorities said on Sunday. Zuma,...

South Africa court postpones Zuma corruption trial to next month

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A South African court on Tuesday again postponed a long-delayed corruption trial against jailed former president Jacob Zuma to 9 September following his hospitalisation...

South Africa lets jailed ex-president Zuma attend brother’s funeral

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Former President Jacob Zuma, whose jailing this month led to South Africa's worst outbreak of violence in years, was granted compassionate leave to attend...

eThekwini municipality approves marches linked to insurrection movement

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eThekwini Metro has given supporters of former President Jacob Zuma permission to hold protests and motorcades in Durban on Thursday and Friday, despite billions...

South African court grants delay in Zuma’s arms deal corruption trial

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A South African court granted former President Jacob Zuma's request for a delay in his arms deal corruption trial on Tuesday, and adjourned proceedings...

South Africa’s ex-leader Zuma seeks further delay in corruption trial

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South African former president Jacob Zuma, whose jailing earlier this month triggered some of the worst unrest of the post-apartheid era, appeared by video...

South Africa violence spreads to Johannesburg in wake of Zuma jailing

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Shops were looted overnight, a section of highway was closed and stick-wielding protesters marched through Johannesburg on Sunday, as sporadic violence following the jailing...

South Africa’s jailed ex-leader Zuma loses bid to overturn arrest

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Former South African President Jacob Zuma lost a court bid on Friday to overturn his arrest for contempt of court, days after turning himself...

South Africa’s Zuma hands himself over to police to begin sentence

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South African former President Jacob Zuma turned himself in to police on Wednesday to begin 15 months in jail for contempt of court, the...

South Africa’s Zuma tries to block arrest as police hold back

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Former South African president Jacob Zuma tried to block his arrest in court on Tuesday as top police officials said they would hold back...

South African ex-leader Zuma gets 15 months’ jail for inquiry no-show...

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South Africa’s highest court on Tuesday sentenced ex-president Jacob Zuma to 15 months in jail for failing to appear at a corruption inquiry, as...

Arms deal graft trial against South African ex-president Zuma adjourned to...

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A corruption case against former South African President Jacob Zuma and French company Thales related to a $2 billion arms deal was adjourned on...

South Africa’s Ramaphosa says ANC should have done more to prevent...

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South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Wednesday the governing party "could and should" have done more to prevent corruption under his predecessor Jacob...

Arms deal corruption trial against South African ex-President Zuma to start...

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A corruption case against former South African President Jacob Zuma and French company Thales related to a $2 billion arms deal will begin on...

South African corruption inquiry wants Zuma jailed for 2 years after...

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A South African inquiry into corruption during Jacob Zuma’s time in power is seeking the former president’s imprisonment for two years, after he defied...

South Africa’s Zuma could be jailed after no-show at corruption inquiry

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A South African inquiry into corruption during Jacob Zuma’s time as president will ask the constitutional court to impose a jail term on the...

South Africa’s ex-president Zuma fails to show at corruption inquiry

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South Africa’s former president Jacob Zuma did not show up on Monday at an inquiry into corruption during his time in office despite the...

South Africa’s top court orders Zuma to appear before enquiry commission

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South Africa’s highest court on Thursday ordered former President Jacob Zuma to appear before a commission investigating corruption allegations against him after he walked...

Arms deal corruption case postponed against South African ex-president Zuma

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The corruption case against South Africa’s former president, Jacob Zuma, and French arms dealer Zuma related to a $2 billion arms deal has been...

South Africa corruption inquiry to summon Zuma to appear next month

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A South African corruption inquiry will issue a summons for former president Jacob Zuma to appear to give evidence next month, the judge chairing...

Former South Africa president Zuma appears in court for resumed graft...

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South Africa’s former president Jacob Zuma appeared in court on Tuesday to face multiple charges of racketeering, fraud, corruption and money laundering, as a...

Zuma appeal rejected

South Africa’s Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) rejected former president Jacob Zuma’s application to appeal a lower court’s decision he stand trial for corruption,...

ISS: Justice and commissions of inquiry – a tenuous link?

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Within nine months of becoming president of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa established three commissions of inquiry. These have come on the back of several...

Zuma trial postponed

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The trial of former President Jacob Zuma has been postponed to 4 February next year. The former president faces charges of corruption, money laundering and...

Zuma to stand trial on corruption charges

]South African former President Jacob Zuma will stand trial on corruption charges relating to a $2.5 billion arms deal after court denied him a...

Zondo commission adjourns after Zuma claims it’s unfair

A South African judge adjourned until Friday a public inquiry into state corruption, after lawyers for former president Jacob Zuma said he was being...

Zuma ducks and dives at Zondo Commission

Former South African President Jacob Zuma ducked and dived on his second day of testimony at a corruption inquiry, saying he knew nothing about...

Zuma says he will win corruption charges case

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Former South African president Jacob Zuma said his lawyers had faith they would get the case against him dropped after making his...

Military Command Council takes aim at weekend publication for “malicious” reporting

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The Military Command Council (MCC) of the SA National Defence Force (SANDF) strongly avers any insinuations the force, or those commanding it,...

Duduzane Zuma released on bail

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Duduzane Zuma, son of former South African president Jacob Zuma, was released on bail after appearing in court in leg irons on...

Zuma says corruption charges should be dropped

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Former South African President Jacob Zuma told supporters corruption charges against him should be dropped because he had done nothing wrong, after...

Prosecutor turns down Zuma request

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South Africa's national prosecutor turned down a request by former president Jacob Zuma to delay a hearing over a $2.5 billion arms...

South African sate capture hearings to start in August

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An inquiry into allegations of influence peddling around former president Jacob Zuma and businessman friends of his will begin formal public hearings...

Zuma summons could be issued this week

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South African police could this week issue former president Jacob Zuma with a court summons relating to corruption charges over a years-old...

Politics delayed Gupta case

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A South African lawmaker leading an investigation into accusations that businessmen used links with ex-president Jacob Zuma to win contracts said he...

Gupta home raided, pressure on Zuma cranks up

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Armed South African police raided the luxury home of the Gupta family as part of a probe into allegations the brothers had...

SANDF at SONA

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The eyes of many South Africans will be on the Parliamentary precinct come Thursday evening for reasons ranging from viewing a display...

Zuma asks prosecutors to drop corruption charges

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South African President Jacob Zuma provided arguments on why he should not be prosecuted for corruption, the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) said,...

Police raids Free State provincial government offices

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South African police raided the offices of the provincial government in Free State in a case involving a friend of President Jacob...

Progress in appointing new National Police Commissioner

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President Jacob Zuma said the process of recruiting a National Police Commissioner is proceeding well and he will make an announcement on...

No extra Parliamentary security for no confidence vote

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While today's secret ballot vote on yet another motion of no confidence in President Jacob Zuma will be the first ever in...

UK PR firm probed over South African “economic apartheid” campaign

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A London-based public relations body has opened an investigation into one of its members, Bell Pottinger, amid allegations the company lies behind...

SA police start enquiry after government contract emails leaked

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South Africa's elite police unit opened an inquiry after thousands of emails relating to alleged fraud in awarding government contracts were leaked,...

Leaked emails heap more pressure on Zuma

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Leaked documents released by the South African media alleging improper dealings in government contracts opened President Jacob Zuma up to renewed scrutiny...

ANC backs Zuma after calls for him to quit

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South Africa's ruling African National Congress said its executive committee stood by President Jacob Zuma after some top officials demanded his resignation,...