South Africa: Court Orders Zuma Back To Jail

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Former South African President Jacob Zuma sits in court during his corruption trial in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, October 26, 2021. Jerome Delay/Pool via REUTERS

South Africa’s former president Jacob Zuma, who has officially completed serving a 15-month jail sentence for contempt of court, must return to prison after his conditional release last year on health grounds.

An appeal court gave the rulimg earlier.

The 80-year-old former head of state was convicted in June 2021 for stubbornly refusing to testify before a commission investigating corruption under his presidency from 2009 to 2018.