Jacob Zuma’s daughter to face South Africa in July 2021 riot

The daughter of the former South African President Jacob Zuma, Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla, will be charged with her involvement in the 2021 riot that caused more than 300 deaths, the party of her father Umkhonto Wesizwe (MK).

Violence, chaos and fear of tearing the port city of Durban, then spread to Gauteng, after Zuma’s prison caused intense protests more than four years ago.

Zuma-Sambudla, a controversial character in his own way, was charged with sharing articles on social media, causing difficulties that promoted civil instability.

MK, in which she is a senior member, said on X, she will appear in a Durban court on Thursday and call on supporters to “mobilize all ground forces to attend with the number with the number. quantity “.

While she did not comment directly about the allegations, Zuma-Sambudla shared a confusing note on X, saying simply: “We meet you.”

This is not the first time her name has been related in the 2021 riots, considered one of the bloodiest episodes in South Africa divided.

Zuma resigned as president in 2018 after nine years in office, affected by corruption allegations, which he claimed to be part of political conspiracy.

Three years later, he was sentenced to 15 months in prison for despising the court after refusing to testify before a corruption investigation council under his president.

The protests broke out after he surrendered to serve his sentence.

In instability, Zuma-Sambudla was frankly on X, often sharing pictures of destruction and chaos, accompanied by notes: “KZN, we see you.”

She used this phrase often throughout violence. In a posted post, she shared a video of a rifle shooter automatically into a poster of President Cyril Ramaphosa.

In 2022, the spokesperson of the elite police unit, Hawks, Brig Thanodi Mbambbo told the local media that they did not directly investigate her, but she was named in statements from sources.

In response to this, Zuma-Sambudla above x x“I’m not scared! I won’t be threatened! I have beaten dogs, now the masters are about to debut! We meet you!”

Simultaneously, Jacob Zuma FundIn a statement, the former president’s children were targeted.

Last year, the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) published a report that riots were a “events that were carefully coordinated”.

But it said it could not find the link directly to the Zuma arrest.

In 2023, a former security guard was sentenced to 12 years in prison for his role in deadly riots.

He was the first to be prosecuted for riots.

President Cyril Ramaphosa, who succeeded Jacob Zuma in 2018, described violence as a “uprising tried”.

More than 200 shopping centers were robbed and more than 150,000 jobs were estimated to be lost in instability, lasting for several days.

Last year, Zuma’s MK ran against his former party, ANC, in elections, won 15% of the vote to become the third largest party of the country.