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 ...

FILE PHOTO: South Africa's former President Zuma appears at the High Court in Pietermaritzburg JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -South Africa's top court on Friday dismissed a bid by former president Jacob Zuma ...

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 ...

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 ...

Professor Dr Omphemetse S Sibanda is a Professor of Law and the Executive Dean of the Faculty of Management and Law at the University of Limpopo. He holds a Doctor of Laws (in International Economic ...

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 (DCS) has announced that former president Jacob Zuma is a free man. In a statement on Friday, the department confirmed that Zuma’s prison sentence has expired.