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Jacob Zuma Faces Corruption Trial
March 17, 2018 No Responses

Jacob Zuma Faces Corruption Trial

South Africa’s former President Jacob Zuma is to face prosecution for 16 charges of corruption relating to a multi-billion-dollar arms deal. The case centres on a 30bn rand ($2.5bn; £1.7bn) deal to modernise the country’s defence in the late 1990s....
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Jacob Zuma Resigns
February 15, 2018 No Responses

Jacob Zuma Resigns

South Africa’s embattled President Jacob Zuma has resigned from his office with immediate effect. He made the announcement in a televised address to the nation on Wednesday evening.  Earlier, Mr Zuma’s governing ANC party told him to step down or....
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