Zuma had a choice to go before the commission
Sydney Majoko South Africa has become one of few countries on continent where a former head of state has been
treated just like an ordinary citizen. South Africans may have the last laugh as former President Jacob Zuma may head to prison soon. Picture supplied. This past week saw a brief return of South African “exceptionalism”, that state of affairs which renders South Africans totally different to the “rest of Africa” in their own eyes. For a few short days, the country saw the triumph of the constitution over the defiance of one man. When Constitutional Court Judge Sisi Khampepe passed down the 15-month jail sentence to former president Jacob Zuma, South Africa became one of those few countries on
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The former president’s legal woes have divided the ruling African National Congress between his camp and that of his successor, President Cyril Ramaphosa.
Zuma gave in to pressure to quit and yield to Ramaphosa in 2018. He has since faced inquiries into allegations of corruption dating from his time as president and before.
The Zondo commission is examining allegations that he allowed three Indian-born businessmen – Atul, Ajay and Rajesh Gupta – to plunder state resources and traffic influence over government policy. He and the Gupta brothers, who fled to Dubai after Zuma was ousted, deny any wrongdoing.
Zuma also faces a separate court case relating to a $2bn arms deal in 1999 when he was deputy president. He denies the charges.