Former South African president Jacob Zuma sentenced to 15 months in jail for contempt of court

Mr. Zuma walked out of hearings of the Commission of Enquiry into State Capture in November last year and refused to return to it

The apex court in South Africa on Tuesday sentenced the country’s former president Jacob Zuma to 15 months’ imprisonment for contempt of court after he walked out of hearings of the Commission of Enquiry into State Capture in November last year and refused to return to it. The court also said that the sentence could not be suspended. The Commission, which is investigation allegations of corruption and bribery at state and parastatal institutions, had asked that Mr. Zuma be sent to prison for two years.