South Africa allows jailed ex-president Zuma attend brother’s funeral

Zuma, a special kind of prisoner, has been incarcerated at Estcourt prison since handing himself over to authorities on July 7 to serve a 15-month sentence   South Africa’s former president Jacob Zuma, in jail for contempt of court, has been granted compassionate leave for one day to attend the funeral of his younger brother on Thursday, prison authorities said. Zuma has been incarcerated at Estcourt prison since handing himself over to authorities on July 7 to serve a 15-month sentence. The prison is close to his rural home at…

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