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Is Jacob Zuma in prison yet?

The future of the former South African president is hanging in the balance. But how did Jacob Zuma’s many legal troubles begin? And what do they mean for his country?

Has Jacob Zuma finally run out of luck? The future of the former South African president is hanging in the balance. For months, his many legal troubles have fed daily headlines in the press. And yet, despite being sentenced to a 15-month jail term, for many he remains a hero – but why? How did the β€œTeflon president” fall from grace? And what does it all mean for South Africa?

Host: Alan Kasujja (@Kasujja on Twitter)
Guests: Nomsa Maseko, ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ’s Southern Africa correspondent; Lawson Naidoo, Executive Secretary of the Council for the Advancement of the South African Constitution.

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