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Former South African president Jacob Zuma, Indian-origin Gupta brothers pilfered public money to enrich now defunct media house: Report
•The report said the Guptas wielded great influence over Zuma as they set about looting billions from state enterprises before fleeing the country
'Indians have been here for over 100 yrs': Zulu leader's impassioned plea to stop anti-Indian sentiment in South Africa
•The tensions have been particularly high in the sprawling Indian township of Phoenix, north of Durban, and residents of three surrounding Black areas following the deaths of 22 people in Phoenix during the riots and looting last week by vigilante groups
South Africa riots: Deaths climb to 72 after imprisonment of ex-president Jacob Zuma
•The violence broke out after Zuma began serving a 15-month after he refused to comply with a court order to testify at a anti-corruption probe
At least 10 killed in South Africa over riots triggered by jailing of former president Jacob Zuma
•President Cyril Ramaphosa assured the nation that the police and army would restore order and appealed to citizens to work together for peace
South Africa's highest court to hear Jacob Zuma's challenge to jail sentence on 12 July
•The constitutional court on Tuesday sentenced Zuma to 15 months in jail after he repeatedly refused to appear at the Commission of Inquiry into State Capture
Ex-South Africa president Jacob Zuma gets 15-month jail sentence for contempt of court
•The 79-year-old, accused of enabling the plunder of State coffers during his nearly nine years in office, has refused to appear before graft investigators
South African inquiry panel to seek jail term for ex-president Jacob Zuma for defying summons
•Zuma has insisted that he will not appear before the panel unless its chairperson, whom he has accused of being biased, steps down
South Africa elections: ANC retains hold over power, but new govt faces myriad challenges of unemployment, poverty
Vivek Nd •The African National Congress will have to revisit its liberation ideals to regain the trust of the people of South Africa.
South Africa forced to drop warrant against Jacob Zuma loyalist Ajay Gupta for 'lack of evidence'
•The National Prosecution Authority of South Africa decided on Thursday to scrap the arrest warrant issued last February for Jacob Zuma loyalist Ajay Gupta, who was considered a fugitive from justice after leaving for Dubai a year ago.
South Africa finance minister Nhlanhla Nene resigns over corruption links; Tito Mboweni named as his successor
•Nhlanhla Nene resigned over undisclosed meetings with a business family at the heart of a corruption scandal, dealing a blow to President Cyril Ramaphosa.