any more time in prison. thejustice minister said the decision was part of the government s effort to relieve prison overcrowding. the move marks the end of a legal dispute following mr zuma s release from jail on medical grounds. he d served eight weeks of a 15 month sentence for contempt of court. south africa s courts had previously ruled that his release was unlawful, and that he should be returned to prison. nomsa maseko is our correspondent injohannesburg. she gave me the background to this case. it all started when the former president refused to testify to a judicial committee investigating government corruption during his nine years in which he was in office. and that is why the constitutional court of south africa then sentenced him to 15 months in jailfor then sentenced him to 15 months in jail for contempt. then sentenced him to 15 months in jailfor contempt. but he then sentenced him to 15 months in jail for contempt. but he only served two months of that prison sentence,