The authorities said Mr. Zuma, the former president, was a beneficiary of a new program to relieve crowding. His political opponents called the timing suspicious. By John Eligon Reporting from ...

Former South African President Jacob Zuma was released shortly after returning to prison Friday due to a program to combat overcrowding. File Photo by Monika Graff/UPI Aug. 11 (UPI) --Former South ...

Former South Africa President Jacob Zuma has been released from prison hours after he reported to jail on Friday, August 11. Zuma, 81 years- old was ordered to report back to prison at 6 am local time ...

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JOHANNESBURG – Former South African President Jacob Zuma was taken back to prison on Friday after his parole was ruled invalid, only to be released again within two hours under a new program to reduce ...

JOHANNESBURG — Former president Jacob Zuma of South Africa returned to prison early Friday morning to continue serving a sentence for contempt, but was released almost immediately under a program to ...