In terms of Section 84(2)(j) of the South African Constitution, the president – acting as the head of state – is “responsible for pardoning or reprieving offenders and remitting any fines, penalties ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE PHOTO: Former South African President Jacob Zuma sits in the dock after recess in his corruption trial in Pietermaritzburg ...

Historically, South Africa’s Constitutional Court has found former president Jacob Zuma guilty of contempt of court and sentenced him to 15 months’ imprisonment. South Africa’s Constitutional Court ...

Former president Jacob Zuma has been spared further time in prison by a decision to remit his 15-month sentence for contempt of court. The remission was granted in terms of a presidential decree to ...

Former president Jacob Zuma says he feels the same way he felt in 1973 after being released from Robben Island. This is after the department of correctional services on Friday announced that he has ...

FORMER South African president Jacob Zuma started a 15-month prison sentence today after handing himself over to police late on Wednesday. He had been given a midnight deadline by South African ...

The Department of Correctional Services on Friday said former president Jacob Zuma has served his 15-month sentence. The department added these concluded administrative processes related to Zuma's ...

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa's ex-leader Jacob Zuma on Friday asked the country's top court to annul his 15-month jail sentence for failing to appear at a corruption inquiry, saying it was ...