Former president Jacob Zuma's daughter, Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla, handed herself over at the Durban Central police station.
Former president Jacob Zuma’s daughter and uMkhonto weSizwe party MP Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla has handed herself over at the Durban Central police station.“A 42-year-old suspect is expected to appear at the Durban Magistrate’s Court on Thursday 30 January 2025 on charges under the Protection of Constitutional Democracy against Terrorist and Related Activities Act and incitement to commit violence.
“The suspect who handed herself over at Durban Central police station this morning was arrested and processed. The arrest is as a result of a meticulous investigation by the Durban crimes against the state unit of the serious organised crime investigation unit, following the unrest that brought the country to a standstill in 2021,” Mbambo said.
The charges against Zuma-Sambudla come after a criminal case was opened by Forensics for Justice’s Paul O’Sullivan. He provided the police and the National Prosecuting Authority with a detailed forensic report documenting every tweet Zuma-Sambudla sent during the riots.Speaking to the media outsident court, Zuma-Sambudla’s twin brother Duduzane said he is there to support his sister.
“There’s a number of court challenges our family has had over the years; my father, myself, my sister and others. It’s nothing new and we’re here to find out exactly what the charges or what the case is. We are confident, as always, and we look forward to another challenge in our family chapter.”It is alleged the anarchy was triggered by the arrest of former president Zuma, after he was found to be in contempt of a Constitutional Court order.
During the weeklong mayhem, shops and factories were closed, and the total cost to the economy was said to be more than R50 billion.Rwandan President Paul Kagame refutes South Africa’s ‘distortion and lies’ on DRC‘Tweets may suffice’ in proving Zuma-Sambudla allegedly incited terrorism – analyst
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