SOUTH Africa’s former president Jacob Zuma, who has been in police detention since Wednesday night as he starts a 15-month prison sentence for contempt, will be eligible for parole after around four months, the justice minister said. Zuma turned himself into police overnight to begin his jail term for defying a court order to give evidence at an inquiry into corruption while he was in power from 2009 to 2018. South Africa’s justice and prison officials have been at pains to stress that Zuma will not get VIP treatment in jail. They say he will wear orange overalls, which is the official uniform for sentenced inmates in South Africa. Despite this, Zuma was said to be in good spirits and had breakfast after spending his first night in jail.

Source: Nigerian Tribune July 09, 2021 08:15 UTC