JACOB ZUMA

South African author Damon Galgut won the Booker Prize for fiction on Nov. 3 for his novel “The Promise,” the story of a white South African family in decline in the years before and after the end of the racist apartheid system.

South Africa’s ruling African National Congress party has received less than 50% of votes in nationwide elections for the first time.

South Africa Zuma Former South African President Jacob Zuma, sits in the High Court in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, Tuesday Oct. 26, 2021. Zuma has demanded to be acquitted of corruption charges because of the alleged abuse he has suffered at the hands of his prosecutors. He is in court facing charges of corruption, money laundering and racketeering. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay, Pool) (Jerome Delay)JOHANNESBURG — (AP) — Former South African President Jacob Zuma’s effort to get a prosecutor removed from his corruption case has been dismissed by the Pietermaritzburg High Court. Judge Piet Koen on Tuesday dismissed Zuma’s application, paving the way for the corruption case against the former president to proceed.

Former South African President Jacob Zuma’s effort to get a prosecutor removed from his corruption case has been dismissed by the Pietermaritzburg High Court.

South Africa Zuma Supporters of former President Jacob Zuma attend a welcoming prayer rally in Durban, South Africa, Thursday, Oct.14, 2021. Zuma was recently released on medical parole after serving part of a 15-month jail term for contempt of court. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe) (Themba Hadebe)DURBAN, South Africa — (AP) — Former South African President Jacob Zuma claims he was sent to prison in July because the country’s justice system is unfair. It was one of his first public comments since he was released from prison in September on medical parole. Zuma served nearly two months of his 15-month jail sentence at the Estcourt Correctional Center before he was controversially released on medical parole.

Former South African President Jacob Zuma claims he was sent to prison in July because the country’s justice system is unfair.

A report into dealings by senior officials at South Africa’s health ministry during the coronavirus pandemic has revealed corruption, fraud and the misappropriation of millions of dollars meant to aid the fight against COVID-19.

The corruption trial of former South African President Jacob Zuma has been postponed until Oct. 26.

South Africa Zuma Parole FILE - In this Sunday, July 4, 2021 file photo, former President Jacob Zuma addresses the press at his home in Nkandla, KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa. Zuma has been granted medical parole, after serving two months of a 15-month sentence for contempt of court. (AP Photo/Shiraaz Mohamed, File) (Shiraaz Mohamed)JOHANNESBURG — (AP) — South Africa's highest court on Friday denied an application by former president Jacob Zuma to rescind his sentence of 15 months in jail for contempt of court. She said it was a majority decision of 7-2 judges to uphold Zuma's sentence. The judgment doesn't affect Zuma's parole.

South Africa’s highest court has denied an application by former president Jacob Zuma to rescind his sentence of 15 months in jail for contempt of court.

After uncertainty over whether COVID-19 would force South Africa to postpone local government elections, the courts have ruled that the crucial polls should move ahead.

South Africa Inquiry Commission South African President Cyril Ramaphosa takes the oath as he appears at the Zondo Commission of Inquiry into State Capture and Corruption in Johannesburg Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2021. Ramaphosa is appearing in his capacity as the President and former Deputy President of the Republic of South Africa. (AP Photo/Sumaya Hisham/Pool) (Sumaya Hisham)JOHANNESBURG — (AP) — South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday said he tried to combat corruption he saw as the country's deputy president during former President Jacob Zuma’s controversial time in power. Ramaphosa, who was appointed Zuma's deputy president in 2014, said he had learned the extent of corruption in Zuma's administration through media reports and a report by the public watchdog. Zuma’s separate corruption trial was postponed to September after the former president was admitted to hospital last week.

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday said he tried to combat corruption he saw as the country’s deputy president during former President Jacob Zuma’s controversial time in power.

JOHANNESBURG — (AP) — Former South African President Jacob Zuma has been admitted for observation at a hospital near the Estcourt Correctional Center where he is currently serving a 15-month prison sentence, the government announced on Friday. Zuma is in prison for defying a Constitutional Court order to testify at a state-backed inquiry probing allegations of corruption during his presidential term from 2009 to 2018. A routine checkup indicated that Zuma should be admitted to a hospital, according to the correctional services department's statement. “As a former president, the healthcare needs of Mr. Zuma require the involvement of the South African Military Health Services. Zuma has filed an application for his prison sentence to be rescinded by the Constitutional Court, and is expected to appear in the Pietermaritzburg High Court next week in a separate trial for corruption.

South Africa's imprisoned former President Jacob Zuma has been admitted to a hospital for observation near the Estcourt Correctional Center where he is currently serving a 15-month sentence.

JOHANNESBURG — (AP) — Supporters of South Africa’s leftist opposition party, the Economic Freedom Fighters, on Thursday demonstrated against the killings of 36 people in Phoenix, a suburb of Durban, during the recent violent riots in KwaZulu-Natal province. During the riots, racial tensions flared in Phoenix, a community predominantly of South Africans of Indian descent. According to the police, 22 people have been arrested for the killings in Phoenix and have been charged with murder, attempted murder, and assault. On Thursday, the demonstrators against the Phoenix killings observed a moment of silence and read aloud the names of those who were killed. A leader of the demonstration, Marshall Dlamini, a member of parliament for the Economic Freedom Fighters, accused South Africa's government of allowing some members of the Indian community to inflict racist, vigilante violence on Blacks.

Supporters of South Africa’s leftist opposition party, the Economic Freedom Fighters, have demonstrated against the killings of 36 people in Phoenix, a suburb of Durban, during the recent violent riots in KwaZulu-Natal province.

The South African economy's buoyant start to the year is likely to be ruined by a combination of renewed Covid-19 containment measures and recent civil unrest, experts have warned.

Following the imprisonment of Jacob Zuma, and at a time when inequality is worse than during apartheid, mob violence is threatening the country’s constitutional order.

South Africa’s president says the government has lifted a ban on liquor sales and relaxed other pandemic restrictions.

JOHANNESBURG — (AP) — South Africa's COVID-19 vaccination campaign is regaining momentum after being disrupted earlier this month by a week of riots sparked by the imprisonment of former President Jacob Zuma, the country's acting health minister said Friday. South Africa is battling a resurgence of COVID-19. South Africa gave shots to more than 220,000 people per day this week and aims to increase the number to 300,000 jabs each weekday next week. More than 6 million South Africans have received at least one shot and 1.6 million are fully vaccinated with two jabs of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine or one dose of the Johnson & Johnson vacchine. The government has said it aims to have 67% of South Africa's 60 million people fully vaccinated by February.

South Africa’s acting health minister says the country's COVID-19 vaccination campaign is regaining momentum after being disrupted by a week of riots sparked by the imprisonment of former President Jacob Zuma.

JOHANNESBURG — (AP) — Former South African president Jacob Zuma will be allowed to leave prison Thursday to attend his brother’s funeral. Zuma's brother, Michael, died last week and will be buried in their home province of KwaZulu-Natal. The economic cost of South Africa's unrest is still being calculated. Separate from his sentence for contempt of court, Zuma is standing trial for corruption stemming from a South African arms purchase in 1999. In that case, Zuma is accused of receiving bribes from French arms manufacturer Thales through his former financial advisor Schabir Shaik.

Former South African president Jacob Zuma is being allowed to leave prison to attend his brother’s funeral.

South Africa Zuma Riots Members of the South African Police Services on patrol outside the High Court in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, Monday July 19, 2021, where the corruption trial of former South African President Jacob Zuma resumed. The trial continued more than a week after Zuma's imprisonment for contempt of court in a separate case set off rioting. Zuma asked that his trial be postponed until he could attend the case at the court in Pietermaritzburg, the capital of KwaZulu-Natal province. He is accused of receiving bribes from French arms manufacturer Thales during South Africa’s purchase of arms in 1999. Before the corruption trial begins, the court must also rule on Zuma's application for lead prosecutor Billy Downer to recuse himself from the trial for alleged bias against Zuma.

The corruption trial of former South African president Jacob Zuma, who is currently in prison, has been postponed to August 10 while it is decided whether he must be physically present in the courtroom or can appear via video from where he is in detention.

Zuma's incarceration sparked off the worst violence South Africa has seen since the nation achieved democracy in 1994. The unrest was largely limited to the KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng provinces, which together account for nearly 50% of South Africa's GDP. The violence did not spread to South Africa's other seven provinces. South Africa's economy was already in recession, and the instability is expected to cause the economy to contract even further. The extent of the rioting exposed South Africa's underlying economic problems, including high rates of unemployment and poverty.

South Africa Zuma Riots Members of the South African Police Services on patrol outside the High Court in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, Monday July 19, 2021, where the corruption trial of former South African President Jacob Zuma resumed. The unrest was largely limited to the KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng provinces, which together account for nearly 50% of South Africa's GDP. The violence did not spread to South Africa's other seven provinces. South Africa's economy was already in recession, and the instability is expected to cause the economy to contract even further. The extent of the rioting exposed South Africa's underlying economic problems, including high rates of unemployment and poverty.

South Africa has been rocked by the worst violence since the nation achieved democracy in 1994.

Zuma's imprisonment earlier this month triggered protests that escalated into widespread unrest in KwaZulu-Natal, Zuma's home province, and Gauteng, South Africa's most populous province that includes Johannesburg, the country's largest city. The resumption of Zuma's corruption trial is taking place virtually, but his lawyers may seek to postpone it so that he may appear physically at the court. Zuma’s lawyers are expected to press his application for the lead prosecutor in the case, Billy Downer, to recuse himself from the state’s legal team. The corruption case is different from Zuma's contempt of court conviction. The judicial inquest has heard damning testimony of widespread corruption during Zuma's administration.

The corruption trial of former South African President Jacob Zuma resumed Monday, more than a week after his imprisonment for contempt of court in a separate case set off rioting in parts of the country.

People were urged to honour the anti-apartheid hero's legacy by rebuilding after riots left 212 dead.

South Africa Zuma Riots South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, on a visit to Soweto, South Africa, Sunday July 18 2021. South Africa’s unrest erupted earlier this month when Zuma began serving a 15-month sentence for contempt of court. The protests quickly escalated to a weeklong spree of violence, South Africa's worst rioting since the country achieved majority rule democracy in 1994. The unrest hit the KwaZulu-Natal province, which is Zuma's home area, and Gauteng, South Africa's most populous province, which includes Johannesburg, the country's largest city. Looking at the shattered glass entrance to a cellphone shop Sunday in Soweto, Ramaphosa was told several people died there.

South Africa's leader has gone to Johannesburg’s Soweto township to view badly damaged shopping centers where people were trampled to death in rioting sparked by the imprisonment of former President Jacob Zuma.

South Africa's leader went to Johannesburg's Soweto township Sunday to view badly damaged shopping centers where people were trampled to death in rioting sparked by the imprisonment of former President Jacob Zuma. President Cyril Ramaphosa toured the Ndofaya Mall in the Meadowlands part of Soweto, where at least 10 people died in the ransacking. The protests quickly escalated to a weeklong spree of violence, South Africa's worst rioting since the country achieved majority rule democracy in 1994.

The anger and disillusionment South Africa has seen in the past week has little to do with former president Jacob Zuma’s arrest.

South Africa Zuma Riots South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, visits an area in Durban, South Africa, Friday, July 16, 2021 which was badly affected by unrest in the past week. One person has been arrested for instigating the violence and 11 others are under surveillance, officials said. The army rollout in KwaZulu-Natal is expected to restore order in the coastal province within a few days. An uneasy calm has been secured in Gauteng province, which includes Johannesburg, South Africa's largest city and industrial hub. “There is the need to root out the plotters and bring forward the allegations, the evidence.”___AP journalist Mogomotsi Magome contributed from Johannesburg.

South Africa Zuma Riots South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, visits an area in Durban, South Africa, Friday, July 16, 2021 which was badly affected by unrest in the past week. An uneasy calm has been secured in Gauteng province, which includes Johannesburg, South Africa's largest city and industrial hub. South Africa's unrest first flared at the Mooi River toll gate for the N3 highway where more than 20 trucks were burned. To restore respect for law, the South African Council of Churches has proposed that the government declare a limited amnesty of two weeks when people can return stolen property to the police and will not be charged. “The soul of the South African society will be built from the ashes of shame that we are witnessing.”Copyright 2021 The Associated Press.

Some $1bn worth of stock was stolen in KwaZulu-Natal and at least 800 shops looted, an official says.

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has vowed to restore order to the country after a week of violence set off by the imprisonment of former President Jacob Zuma.

Weeklong riots were sparked by the imprisonment of former President Jacob Zuma for refusing to comply with an investigation into alleged corruption.

APTOPIX South Africa Zuma Riots South African Defence Force soldiers on patrol alongside the male single sex hostels in Alexandra Township, north of Johannesburg, Thursday, July 15 2021. (AP Photo) (Uncredited)JOHANNESBURG — (AP) — South Africa's army began deploying 25,000 troops Thursday to assist police in quelling weeklong riots sparked by the imprisonment of former President Jacob Zuma. The armed patrols have brought stability to Gauteng, South Africa's most populous province, which includes Johannesburg, the country's largest city. Armed security has been established around Durban harbor, southern Africa's largest port, to make sure that it is able to continue operating. ___This story has been corrected to show that this one of the largest deployments of troops in South Africa, not the largest.

Days of widespread violence and looting prompt the biggest deployment since the end of apartheid.

South Africa Zuma Riots Volunteers participate in the cleaning efforts at Soweto's Diepkloof mall outside Johannesburg, South Africa, Thursday July 15, 2021. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay) (Jerome Delay)JOHANNESBURG — (AP) — South Africa's army began deploying 25,000 troops Thursday to assist police in quelling the weeklong riots and violence sparked by the imprisonment of former President Jacob Zuma. In a show of force, a convoy of more than a dozen armored personnel carriers brought soldiers Thursday into Gauteng province, South Africa's most populous, which includes the largest city, Johannesburg, and the capital, Pretoria. The armed patrols have brought stability to Gauteng, South Africa's most populous province which includes Johannesburg, the country's largest city. Armed security has been established around Durban harbor, southern Africa's largest port, to make sure that it is able to continue operating.

Protests erupted in South Africa last week after former President Jacob Zuma handed himself in to police to serve a 15-month jail term for contempt of court.

South Africa Zuma Riots Volunteers participate in the cleaning efforts at Soweto's Diepkloof mall outside Johannesburg, South Africa, Thursday July 15, 2021. A massive cleaning effort has started following days of violence in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal provinces. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay) (Jerome Delay)JOHANNESBURG — (AP) — South Africa's army has begun deploying 25,000 troops to assist police in quelling the weeklong riots and violence sparked by the imprisonment of former President Jacob Zuma. The protests in Gauteng and Kwa-Zulu-Natal escalated into a spree of theft in township areas, although it has not spread to South Africa’s seven other provinces, where police are on alert. The armed patrols appear to have succeeded in bringing stability to Gauteng, South Africa's most populous province which includes Johannesburg, the country's largest city.

South Africa’s army has begun deploying 25,000 troops to assist police in quelling weeklong riots and violence sparked by the imprisonment of former President Jacob Zuma.

In one of the largest deployments of soldiers since the end of white minority rule, 25,000 South African troops began taking up positions Thursday to help quell weeklong riots sparked by the imprisonment of former President Jacob Zuma. The government said 10,000 soldiers were on the streets by Thursday morning patrolling alongside police, and the South African National Defence Force had also called up all of its reserve force of 12,000 troops. In a show of strength, a convoy of more than a dozen armored personnel carriers brought soldiers into Gauteng province, South Africa's most populous, which includes the largest city, Johannesburg, and the capital, Pretoria.

A Durban resident tells the BBC he is struggling for food and medicine after so many shops were looted.

South Africa's rioting continued Wednesday as police and the military struggle to quell the violence in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal provinces. South Africa's jobless rate of 32%, is even higher among people younger than 35. South Africa's poverty has grown since 1994 when apartheid, the brutal system of racial oppression, ended with democratic elections exacerbating frustrations. Trucks going to and from Durban, South Africa's largest port, may have to travel in convoys protected by the army, business leaders said. The province is the center of South Africa's largest ethnic group, the Zulus, where Zuma has drawn considerable support.

APTOPIX South Africa Zuma Riots Residents help a family member of a 14-year-old boy who was shot during protests in Vosloorus, east of Johannesburg, South Africa, Wednesday July 14, 2021. South Africa's rioting continued Wednesday as police and the military struggle to quell the violence in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal provinces. The violence started in various parts of KwaZulu-Natal last week when Zuma began serving a 15-month sentence for contempt of court. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe) (Themba Hadebe)JOHANNESBURG — (AP) — South African police and the army struggled to bring order Wednesday to impoverished areas of South Africa rocked by weeklong unrest and days of looting sparked by the imprisonment last week of ex-President Jacob Zuma. A tense order appeared to have been achieved Wednesday by security forces in Gauteng, South Africa's most populous province which includes the largest city, Johannesburg.

With armed militias entering the melee, some fear "there will be war, and that's the thing we don't want here in South Africa."

APTOPIX South Africa Zuma Riots Residents help a family member of a 14-year-old boy who was shot during protests in Vosloorus, east of Johannesburg, South Africa, Wednesday July 14, 2021. South Africa's rioting continued Wednesday as police and the military struggle to quell the violence in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal provinces. The violence started in various parts of KwaZulu-Natal last week when Zuma began serving a 15-month sentence for contempt of court. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe) (Themba Hadebe)JOHANNESBURG — (AP) — Rioting continued in parts of South Africa Wednesday, in unrest sparked by the imprisonment last week of ex-President Jacob Zuma that has spiraled into days of looting in two of the country's nine provinces. Although unrest continued to be reported in some areas of Johannesburg, including Vosloorus in the eastern part of the city.

South African police and the army are struggling to bring order to impoverished areas of South Africa rocked by weeklong unrest and days of looting sparked by the imprisonment last week of ex-President Jacob Zuma.

Surveying the uneasy standoff between South African soldiers and huddles of young men faced off Wednesday across the rubble-strewn street in front of Soweto’s Maponya mall, Katlego Motati shook her head sadly. “I’m standing here against vandals and hooligans,” the 32-year-old said of the weeklong unrest and looting sparked by the imprisonment of ex-President Jacob Zuma, which has left at least 72 people dead. “When I saw the destruction on the news, I was in tears, seeing how all this has panned out," Motati said.

Some South Africans are clearing up as protests continue over the arrest of ex-President Jacob Zuma.

At least 72 people die in days of rioting sparked by the jailing of ex-president Jacob Zuma.

South Africa Zuma Riots Metro police take aim on people who took part in a protest, at a shopping centre in Soweto, near Johannesburg Tuesday July 13, 2021. South Africa's rioting continued Tuesday with the death toll rising to 32 as police and the military struggle to quell the violence in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal provinces. The violence started in various parts of KwaZulu-Natal last week when Zuma began serving a 15-month sentence for contempt of court. The violence broke out after Zuma began serving a 15-month sentence for contempt of court on Thursday. Authorities have repeatedly warned people, including Zuma supporters and relatives, against using social media to encourage the riots.

South Africa Zuma Riots Suspect looters are held at the Bara taxi rank shops in Soweto, Johannesburg, Monday, July 12, 2021. Police say six people are dead and more than 200 have been arrested amid escalating violence during rioting that broke out following the imprisonment of South Africa's former President Jacob Zuma. (AP Photo/Ali Greeff) (Ali Greeff)JOHANNESBURG — (AP) — The death toll from rioting in South Africa rose to 45 on Tuesday as police and the military tried to halt the unrest in poor areas of two provinces that began last week after the imprisonment of former President Jacob Zuma. Sporadic violence broke out after Zuma on Thursday began serving a 15-month sentence for contempt of court. Looting continued Tuesday in shopping malls in Johannesburg township areas, including Jabulani Mall and Dobsonville Mall in Soweto.

The arrest of former President Jacob Zuma has sparked violence and lawlessness in two provinces, leaving more than 30 dead.

The military struggle to quell the looting and violence in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal provinces.

The military struggle to quell the looting and violence in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal provinces.

South Africa Zuma Riots Soldiers guard an autobahn at the Bara taxi rank shops in Soweto, Johannesburg, Monday, July 12, 2021. Police say six people are dead and more than 200 have been arrested amid escalating violence during rioting that broke out following the imprisonment of South Africa's former President Jacob Zuma. (AP Photo/Ali Greeff) (Ali Greeff)JOHANNESBURG — (AP) — South Africa's rioting continued Tuesday with the death toll rising to 32 as police and the military struggle to quell the looting and violence in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal provinces. In Gauteng, South Africa's most populous province which includes the largest city, Johannesburg, six people have died, said officials. So far the lawlessness has not spread to South Africa's other nine provinces.

South Africa’s police say 72 people have been killed and 1,234 have been arrested in unrest set off by the imprisonment last week of former President Jacob Zuma.

South Africa's rioting continued Tuesday with the death toll rising to 32 as police and the military struggle to quell the looting and violence in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal provinces. Many of the deaths occurred in chaotic stampedes as scores of people looted food, electric appliances, liquor, and clothing from retail centers, KwaZulu-Natal premier Sihle Zikalala told the press on Tuesday morning.

South Africa-Zuma Protest Smoke covers the Johannesburg skyline as people protests in downtown area, in Johannesburg, South Africa, Sunday, July 11, 2021. The unrest started last week in KwaZulu-Natal province after Zuma was imprisoned for contempt of court. What began as fairly small-scale blocking of roads in Zuma's home area intensified and spread to Gauteng, South Africa's most populous province, including Johannesburg, the country's largest city. Several malls, car dealerships and retail centers in more affluent areas of Johannesburg, including Rosebank and Kempton Park in eastern Johannesburg, closed early even though they were not directly threatened. "Protest action in South Africa, without some form of criminality, is very rare.”Copyright 2021 The Associated Press.

Shops are looted and buildings set on fire as the jailed former president challenges his sentence.

Police said shops and businesses have been looted and vandalized.

South Africa-Zuma Protest A family member watches on as police forensics officers carry the body his brother who was found inside a burned shop, in Johannesburg, South Africa, Sunday, July 11, 2021. Protests have spread from the KwaZulu Natal province to Johannesburg against the imprisonment of former South African President Jacob Zuma who was imprisoned last week for contempt of court. Army soldiers will be deployed to help police quell the violence, the South African National Defense Force said. The violence was triggered last week when Zuma began serving a 15-month sentence for contempt of court. The rioting by Zuma’s supporters started in his home region of KwaZulu-Natal province last week and over the weekend it spread to Gauteng province, which includes Johannesburg, South Africa’s largest city.

Rioting triggered by the imprisonment of former South African President Jacob Zuma is escalating.

South Africa-Zuma Protest A family member watches on as police forensics officers carry the body his brother who was found inside a burned shop, in Johannesburg, South Africa, Sunday, July 11, 2021. Protests have spread from the KwaZulu Natal province to Johannesburg against the imprisonment of former South African President Jacob Zuma who was imprisoned last week for contempt of court. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe) (Themba Hadebe)JOHANNESBURG — (AP) — Violent rioting has erupted in two South African provinces against the imprisonment of former President Jacob Zuma, with supporters blocking roads and looting shops. The rioting by Zuma's supporters began in his home region of KwaZulu-Natal province last week and over the weekend spread to Gauteng province, which includes Johannesburg, South Africa's largest city. Police said they are increasing capacity in both provinces and warned Zuma’s supporters against inciting violence on social media, saying they could become liable for criminal charges.

South Africa police say violent riots over the imprisonment of former President Jacob Zuma have erupted in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng provinces.

Police say criminals are taking advantage of the unrest following the former president's jailing.

MOOI RIVER, South Africa — (AP) — Supporters of former South African president Jacob Zuma are protesting his imprisonment, burning trucks, commercial property, and blocking major roads in KwaZulu-Natal province. At Mooi River, near Pietermaritzburg, about 20 trucks were stopped and set on fire early Saturday, according to witnesses. Police say have arrested 27 people involved in the burning and looting, spokesman for KwaZulu-Natal province Brig. Increased numbers of police were deployed to affected areas where they monitored entrances to major highways and searched vehicles. Scores of Zuma’s supporters who gathered outside his home in Nkandla last weekend had threatened violence should the former president be sent to prison.

Supporters of former South African president Jacob Zuma are protesting his imprisonment, burning trucks, commercial property and blocking major roads in KwaZulu-Natal province.

A South African court has rejected former South African President Jacob Zuma’s request to postpone his jail term.

Human rights groups have welcomed the imprisonment of former South African President Jacob Zuma, who is serving a 15-month prison sentence for contempt of court.

Former South African president Jacob Zuma turned himself over to police early Thursday to begin serving a 15-month prison term.

A South African regional court is to rule Friday on whether it will block an order by the country’s highest court for the arrest of former South African President Jacob Zuma.

Former South African President Jacob Zuma told hundreds of supporters gathered outside his rural estate that he is appealing the 15-month prison sentence and his impending arrest by police.

South Africa’s ruling African National Congress party has sent some of its top leaders to defuse rising tensions over the pending arrest of former President Jacob Zuma.

Former South African president Jacob Zuma has denounced the 15-month prison sentence he has been given by the country’s highest court and has not said if he will voluntarily comply with the order to turn himself over to the police.

South Africa’s former President Jacob Zuma has been found guilty of contempt of court and sentenced to 15 months in prison for defying a court order to appear before an inquiry probing wide-ranging allegations of corruption during his tenure from 2009 to 2018.

South Africa says it has finalized an extradition treaty with United Arab Emirates, allowing it to bring back members of an Indian family accused of involvement in high-level state corruption to face trial.

The corruption trial of former South African President Jacob Zuma has started more than 25 years after some of the alleged offenses.

Former South African president Jacob Zuma says he is ready for his trial on charges of corruption, racketeering, and money laundering.

South African president Cyril Ramaphosa has intensified the country’s anti-corruption drive with the suspension of his African National Congress party’s secretary-general, who is facing corruption charges in court.

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has claimed there was “nothing sinister” about the funding for his 2017 political campaign to become president of the ruling party, the African National Congress.

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa says rampant corruption has seriously damaged South Africa’s economy and people’s trust in the government.

Former South African president Jacob Zuma has been denied state funding for for his legal fees in an upcoming corruption trial and has been ordered to pay back an estimated $2 million in lawyers’ charges that he has received over the years.

JOHANNESBURG – Lawyers for a commission investigating corruption in South Africa have asked the country’s highest court to jail former president Jacob Zuma for two years for failing to cooperate with its probe. For this contempt of court, Zuma should be convicted and sentenced to two years in prison, Tembeka Nqcukaitobi, a lawyer for the commission, argued Thursday at the Constitutional Court. As a former head of state, Zuma has a duty to abide by the constitution, said Nqcukaitobi. The judges of the constitutional court said they will deliberate on the matter and deliver a decision, but they did not specify when. About 20 of Zuma’s supporters braved rain in Johannesburg on Thursday to demonstrate in front of the Constitutional Court to show their unwavering support for him.

Prince Mbonisi Zulu attends the memorial service for his brother Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini, in Nongoma, South Africa, Thursday, March 18, 2021. (AP Photo/PhilL Magakoe)JOHANNESBURG – The traditional leader of South Africa’s 12 million Zulu people, King Goodwill Zwelithini, has been laid to rest in a private ceremony early Thursday. Reigning for more than 50 years, Zwelithini was the longest-serving monarch of the Zulu nation, the largest ethnic group of South Africa's 60 million people. Historically, the Zulu nation gave early resistance to British colonialism under the leadership of King Shaka Zulu from 1816 to 1828. Zwelithini was a proponent of traditional Zulu customs and the most influential of South African traditional leaders, who do not hold political office but have considerable influence, especially among South Africa's rural people.

(AP Photo/Themba Hadebe, file)CAPE TOWN – There's some hope in South Africa that this time the outrage against corruption inspires effective action. The new charges of the misuse of public money earmarked to fight the COVID-19 pandemic has the potential to be a turning point, say those experts. AdIt would be shocking, corruption experts say, if graft hadn't already been deeply entrenched in South Africa. “I get the outrage but not the surprise," said David Lewis, executive director of Corruption Watch in South Africa. South Africa was in recession even before the devastating effects of the virus.

(AP Photo/File)JOHANNESBURG – King Goodwill Zwelithini, the traditional leader of South Africa's Zulu nation, has died aged 72 after being hospitalized for more than a month, his family announced Friday. Zwelithini, the eighth Zulu king, reigned for more than 50 years, making him the longest-serving Zulu monarch. King Zwelithini was an outspoken critic of the government’s planned land redistribution policy, which could affect large tracts of land belonging to the Zulu nation. Opposition politicians also expressed their condolences to the Zulu nation. “Our heartfelt condolences go out to his family, the Royal House and the Zulu nation in this time of loss.

A South African judge said he will file a criminal complaint against former South African president Jacob Zuma after he staged a dramatic walkout while attending a commission of inquiry looking into corruption during his tenure from 2009 to 2018. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)JOHANNESBURG – Former South African president Jacob Zuma’s corruption trial is set to begin in May, more than 16 years after he was first implicated in the graft allegations. Zuma, South Africa's president from 2009 to 2018, is accused of receiving bribes from French arms manufacturer Thales. Both Zuma and Thales deny the charges against them, which include corruption, fraud, racketeering, and money laundering. Zuma's trial and the order for him to appear before a judicial inquiry into graft are seen as tests of President Cyril Rampahosa's campaign against corruption.

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa arrives at a hospital in Khayelitsha, Cape Town, South Africa Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021, to receive a Johnson and Johnson vaccine. It's in defiance of Ramaphosa and ANC policy that officials facing corruption charges should step aside until their criminal cases are finalized. I’ll prove (it) in court," Magashule said outside the courthouse, where people wearing green and yellow ANC T-shirts gathered in support of him. Both Zuma and Magashule have challenged Ramaphosa since he replaced Zuma as ANC leader in 2017 and became South Africa's president in 2018. AdThat scandal further angered South Africans who have been inundated with allegations of high-level corruption during the state corruption commission, which is probing Zuma's time as president from 2009-18.

(AP Photo/Themba Hadebe/File)JOHANNESBURG – A legal showdown is looming in South Africa where former president Jacob Zuma is refusing to obey court orders to testify at a judicial inquiry into corruption charges against him. Zuma has been warned that he is not above the law after he publicly stated that he intends to defy a court order to appear at the inquiry. It is a test of whether President Cyril Ramaphosa will be able to follow up on his promises to take decisive action against pervasive corruption. President Zuma is a South African. AdZondo warned Zuma of further action against him if he refuses to abide by an order of the Constitutional Court to testify at the commission.

Magashule is charged in connection with the looting of $13.8 million when he was premier of the Free State province from 2009 until 2018. (AP Photo)JOHANNESBURG – A top official of South Africa's ruling party, the African National Congress, has been charged with 21 counts of fraud and corruption, a significant step in President Cyril Ramaphosa's drive against graft in the country. He was cheered by hundreds of supporters who gathered outside the courthouse, showing that many within the ruling party do not support the anti-corruption campaign. This demonstration was despite the party’s call that people should only support Magashule as individuals, not under the banner of the party. The demonstration to support Magashule shows that there are many within the ANC who do not support Ramaphosa's anti-corruption drive.

JOHANNESBURG South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday faced tough questioning by lawmakers over COVID-19 corruption scandals, days after he asked ruling party members to refrain from stealing money meant for the poor. Many South Africans have been dismayed to see the country's widespread graft problem infiltrate efforts to stop the spread of the coronavirus. This week his letter to ANC party members cited clear progress since the election, but he scolded: Today, the ANC and its leaders stand accused of corruption. The COVID-19 corruption scandals dominated Thursday's session with lawmakers, but Ramaphosa also was taken to task over the scourge of gender-based violence in South Africa and the countrys dire economic situation. South Africa slipped into recession before the pandemic lockdown that started in March, and its unemployment rate is now above 30%.

More so than at any other time, corruption puts our lives at risk, he said in a national address Thursday night. South Africa is seen as the best-prepared of any country in sub-Saharan Africa for COVID-19, but years of rampant corruption have weakened institutions, including the health system. The unit is already investigating more than 20 cases of corruption related to the COVID-19 relief money, spokesman Kaizer Kganyago said. At health workers union Hospersa, general secretary Noel Desfontaines welcomed the governments acknowledgement of the trouble. But some allege they have been turned away for the emergency COVID-19 relief grant of just over $20 for unemployed South Africans.