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Those defending Jacob Zuma have no moral basis on which to stand political analyst

Published: July 1, 2021, 2:13 p.m.

Supporters of former president Jacob Zuma fired gunshots in the air as they led a motorcade from Eshowe to his rural homestead of Nkandla in northern KwaZulu-Natal to lend him support on Thursday.
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\nThis after a momentous Constitutional Court judgment sentencing him to 15 months in prison for contempt of court.
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\nIn this episode of Sunday Times Politics Weekly, we dive head-first into the former president\u2019s sentencing, what kind of threat his supporters pose, what might have led to his decision to disobey a direct court order and his potential underlying motives for refusing to appear before the state capture inquiry.