Jacob Zuma’s daughter to face South Africa charges over July 2021 riots

The daughter of former South Africa, Jacob Zuma, Dodozel Zuma Sambodla, will say for her alleged riots that have left more than 300 dead.

Violence, chaos and fear spread across the city of Derban in Port, and then spread to Gotting, after Zuma prison caused strong protests more than four years ago.

Zuma Sambodla, a controversial figure in itself, was accused of the participation of incendiary social media jobs that fed civil unrest.

MK, who is a senior member of it, said in X that it will appear in the Derban court on Thursday and urged supporters to “mobilize all ground forces to attend the numbers.”

Although she did not comment directly on the accusations, Zuma-SAMBUDLA shared a hidden note on X simply: “We see you.”

This is not the first time that its name has been raised with regard to riots 2021, which is considered one of the bloodiest episodes in South Africa after the apartheid.

Zuma resigned as president in 2018 after nine years in his post, suffering from corruption allegations, which he claimed to be part of a political conspiracy.

Three years later, he was sentenced to 15 months in prison for the court’s contempt after he refused to testify before a committee to investigate corruption under his presidency.

The protests erupted after surrendering to his punishment.

During the turmoil, Zuma-SAMBUDLA was explicit on X, and often exchanged images for destruction and chaos, accompanied by comment: “KZN, Nikk”.

I used this phrase often during violence. In a post that was now deleted, I shared a video of a person who releases an automatic rifle in a poster of Cyril Ramaphosa.

In 2022, a spokeswoman for the Elite Police Unit, Hawx, Brig Tha Dawdi Mbapbo, told the local media that they were not investigating directly, but were named in statements from sources.

In response to this, Zuma Sambudla He said on x“I have no fear! I will not be afraid! I beat dogs, and now the professors come out! We see you!”

At the same time, Jacob Zuma FoundationHe said in a statement that the children of the former president were targeting.

Last year, the South African Human Rights Committee (SAHRC) issued a report stating that the riots were a “careful coordination event”.

But he said he could not find a direct link to the arrest of Zuma.

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

He was the first person to be tried for riots.

President Cyril Ramavusa, who succeeded Jacob Zuma in 2018, described violence as a “rebellion attempt.”

More than 200 shopping stages were looted, and more than 150,000 jobs were estimated during the disturbances, which lasted for several days.

Last year, MK ran from Zuma against his former party, the African National Congress Party, in the elections, he received 15 % of the vote to become the third largest party in the country.