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Ex-South Africa President Jacob Zuma appears in prison, released hours later

By Sharon Wanga and Agencies | Aug. 11, 2023
Former South Africa President Jacob Zuma at the High Court in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa. [Reuters Via Standard]

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 on Friday, at a detention facility in Estcourt, northwest of Durban in South Africa.

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