The Cinema Exhibitors Association of Nigeria (CEAN), the country’s premier Film Trade Association Body, has announced good news for cinema lovers on the occasion of the International Cinema Day. Opeyemi Ajayi, the chairman of the Cinema Exhibitors Association of Nigeria (CEAN), said in a statement on Tuesday in Lagos that cinema lovers would enjoy discounted […]
In an election considered the most significant in 30 years for their nation, South Africans started voting Wednesday in schools, community centers, and in big white tents set up in open fields. It could land the fledgling democracy in uncharted territory. Together with his wife, Tshepo Motsepe, President Cyril Ramaphosa cast his vote in the […]
Ahead of the crucial elections planned for May 29, supporters of South Africa’s MK Party assembled for a large-scale gathering in Kwa-Zulu Natal on Saturday. Established by former President Jacob Zuma, aged 82, the MK Party seeks to have a major influence in the forthcoming elections. Previously leading the African National Congress (ANC) of South […]
Jacob Zuma’s Political Comeback: A Divided Figure Takes Front Stage Again Michael Gedleyihlekisa Once more creating ripples in South Africa’s political scene is the mysterious and divisive former president of the nation, Jacob Zuma. Before the next general elections, Zuma has become a major participant despite multiple corruption accusations and scandals during his term. Zuma […]
The court ruling favors Zuma’s party. In a significant legal development, the Durban high court has sided with Jacob Zuma’s uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK) party, permitting it to utilize the trademark name and logo for the upcoming general election. This ruling marks a blow to the ruling African National Congress (ANC), which sought to prevent […]
The former president of South Africa, Jacob Zuma, has been freed on medical parole – two months after he was imprisoned due to contempt charges. It was revealed by the government’s department of correctional services on Sunday that Zuma’s parole had been “induced by a medical report”. No details, however, were given about the nature […]
Former president of South Africa, Jacob Zuma has defied the corruption investigation by not appearing in front of the judicial panel of the country, Zuma is being investigated for corruption during his tenure as president of the country. Several corruption allegations has been leveled against Jacob Zuma by the Anti-corruption agency. On Monday Zuma, 78, […]
Ex-president of South Africa, Jacob Zuma has appeared before a committee investigating graft charges leveled against him, Zuma has been under serious scrutiny for close to a year over corruption and graft charges. The commission has no forces to arraign, anyway other law implementation organizations may catch up on data uncovered at the commission and […]
A South African judicial panel on Friday ordered former president Jacob Zuma to testify next month over allegations of state corruption during his nine-year rule, forcing the embattled politician to appear in court despite his plea that the judge was biased against him. The subpoena came just weeks after the scandal-tainted former president hit out […]
It’s yet unclear whether the Jacob Zuma corruption trial will resume on its scheduled date, but the former South African president has made a big change to his counsel. There has been long-standing speculation over the extent of the 78-year-old’s involvement in the infamous Arms Deal, which has been aided by numerous court appeals that […]
South Africa’s Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) has rejected former president Jacob Zuma’s application to appeal a lower court’s decision that he should stand trial for corruption, a registrar of the court said on Friday. According to the local news agency Eye Witness News, the SCA ruled that Zuma’s appeal against an October decision by […]
Former President Jacob Zuma has threatened to reveal more ANC “secrets” if his detractors don’t back off. Zuma on Friday addressed hundreds of supporters from a stage in Pieter Roos Park after his appearance at the Zondo commission. He was in a threatening mood. “Some say this old man is angry,” he said. “All I’m […]
Former president Jacob Zuma’s lawyer Dan Mantsha has accused the state capture commission of inquiry of asking his client questions with an intention to “attack his credibility”. On Wednesday, Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo adjourned proceedings until Friday after Zuma’s legal team complained that their client had been brought in under false pretences. Zuma’s legal […]
Day 2 of Zuma’s testimony South Africa’s ex-president Jacob Zuma on Tuesday said he had received a death threat after his testimony the previous day to an inquiry on corruption. Appearing for the second day at the commision of inquiry into state capture, Zuma said his personal assistant received a phone call late on Monday […]
A South African court on Friday (July 12) found Mr Duduzane Zuma, son of former president Jacob Zuma, not guilty of culpable homicide and negligent driving over a fatal car crash, saying prosecutors had failed to prove their case beyond reasonable doubt. Mr Duduzane Zuma’s Porsche sports car collided with a minibus taxi on a […]