Duduzane Zuma arrives in SA to attend brother’s funeral and appear in court
Former president Jacob Zuma’s son, Duduzane Zuma, has returned to SA from abroad‚ in time to attend his brother Vusi’s funeral on Saturday. "I can confirm that he came into the republic last night. He was briefly detained by the South African Police Service (SAPS) and it was confirmed there is no warrant of arrest for him‚" his lawyer Rudi Krause said on Friday. "He is in SA for his brother’s funeral and to appear in court on the culpable homicide charges." He was detained because a look-out had been circulated for him on the SAPS system on a 2016 Rosebank case. Krause said police did not want to identify what that case related to.
"At this stage‚ we do not know the nature of that case." The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) said there was currently no warrant for Zuma — only the summons for him to appear in a Johannesburg court on July 12‚ to face two charges of culpable homicide related to a 2014 car accident. Elaborating on Thursday night’s events‚ Krause said Zuma was "...
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