
Jacob Zuma sentenced to 15 months in prison
The former South African president has been sentenced for contempt of court
South Africa's former President Jacob Zuma has been sentenced to 15 months in jail after the Constitutional Court found him guilty of defying its order to appear at an inquiry into corruption while he was president. We'll have more details from our correspondent in Johannesburg.
We'll also get an update from Ethiopia where rebels in the Tigray region have captured the regional capital from the government forces.
Our medical expert Dr Isaac Bogoch joins us from Toronto to explain some of today’s coronavirus stories.
We'll speak to French lesbian and single women who are celebrating a milestone when parliament passes a bill giving them access to fertility treatment for the first time.
And we play messages from football fans who are going to watch the eagerly anticipated EURO 2020 clash between old rivals England and Germany.
(Photo: Former South African President Jacob Zuma sits in the dock after recess in his corruption trial in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, May 26, 2021 Credit: Phill Magakoe/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo)
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