Johannesburg – Following the judgment handed down by the Constitutional Court to former South African president Jacob Zuma, two of his daughters have taken to Twitter to show support for their father.
Zuma was found guilty of being in contempt of court and sentenced to 15 months in prison, the Constitutional Court’s (Con-Court) Justice Sisi Khampepe announced earlier on Tuesday morning.
If he does not hand himself in, the Minister of Police, Bheki Cele, was ordered to take any means necessary to ensure that Zuma will serve his sentence.
Duduzile Zuma, the twin sister of Duduzani Zuma took to Twitter shortly after the judgment and said, “Amandla! Just Spoke To My Father, @PresJGZuma Is In High Spirits And Has No Fear. We Have A Choice Between Serving Our Time In Jhb Or Nkandla…Of Course We Have Chosen To Be Close To Home. Lockdown Or No Lockdown We Will Escourt You To Serve Your Time.”
Amandla! Just Spoke To My Father, @PresJGZuma Is In High Spirits And Has No Fear. We Have A Choice Between Serving Our Time In Jhb Or Nkandla…Of Course We Have Chosen To Be Close To Home. Lockdown Or No Lockdown We Will Escourt You To Serve Your Time. ✊🏽✊🏽✊🏽 pic.twitter.com/Yrybea4Skt
— Dudu Zuma-Sambudla (@DZumaSambudla) June 29, 2021
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Thuthukile Zuma also shared a tweet in response to the judgment handed down to the former president.
She tweeted, “Nxamalala. All day every day.”
Nxamalala. All day every day. ❤️❤️❤️🖤💚💛 pic.twitter.com/xxIS6RuIVj
— Thuthukile Zuma (@Thuthu_Zuma) June 29, 2021
Long-time supporter of Zuma, Carl Niehaus also took to Twitter and said, “The imprisonment of @PresJGZuma is totally unacceptable. In fact it is an utter outrage! Now it is our revolutionary democratic right and duty to register our outrage, and resistance to this, in no uncertain terms, and we will! 100% Behind Msholozi! #HandsOffMsholozi!”
The imprisonment of @PresJGZuma is totally unacceptable. In fact it is an utter outrage! Now it is our revolutionary democratic right and duty to register our outrage, and resistance to this, in no uncertain terms, and we will! ✊🏾
100% Behind Msholozi! ✊🏾#HandsOffMsholozi! ✊🏾 pic.twitter.com/tNMfBqi2wB
— Carl Niehaus (@niehaus_carl) June 29, 2021
Watch Niehaus post a further message of support below:
Response to the outrageous, and fundamentally unacceptable 15 month prison sentence that was imposed by the #ConstitutionalCourt on @PresJGZuma.#HandsOffMsholozi! ✊🏾 pic.twitter.com/hK7EB9jJU5
— Carl Niehaus (@niehaus_carl) June 29, 2021
Also read: Constitutional Court finds Jacob Zuma guilty, sentenced to 15 months imprisonment
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