Former South African President Jacob Zuma reappeared at the Estcourt correctional facility on Friday, August 11. Surprisingly, he was quickly released under a remission process. The process, authorised by President Cyril Ramaphosa, aimed at reducing prison overcrowding by putting inmates from jail under correctional supervision at home. It plans to release over 9,400 inmates from jails. This process was…
‘The reasons provided for denying our request are inexplicable,’ the South African justice ministry said. A court in the United Arab Emirates denied South Africa’s plea to extradite Atul and Rajesh Gupta, the brothers wanted in the African nation on charges of money laundering and fraud. The arrest warrant against the Guptas has also been cancelled, Ronald Lamola, South…
Former South African president Jacob Zuma has been released from the system of Correctional Services, the government department said on Friday. Zuma, whose 15 months sentence expired on Oct. 7, was released from prison in September last year on medical parole. (Reporting by Bhargav Acharya in Bengaluru; Editing by Olivia Kumwenda-Mtambo)