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Jacob Zuma: How South Africa's former president found himself behind bars

South Africa's former President Jacob Zuma handed himself over to police on Wednesday to begin serving a 15-month jail sentence for contempt of court. Zuma was admitted to Estcourt Correctional Centre in KwaZulu-Natal on Wednesday. The 79-year-old was handed the jail term on June 29 after failing to appear before a corruption probe. It became...

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