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South Africa's Jacob Zuma set free after prison term ends

Former South African President Jacob Zuma enters the High Court in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa on January 31, 2022. [File]

Former South African president Jacob Zuma has been set free following the expiry of his prison sentence for contempt of court, the government department said on Friday.

Zuma received a 15-month sentence last year after he ignored instructions to participate in a corruption inquiry.

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