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JOHANNESBURG: Jacob Zuma on Thursday began a 15-month sentence for contempt of court, becoming South Africa’s first post-apartheid president to be jailed after a drama that campaigners said ended in a victory for rule of law. Zuma, 79, reported to prison early on Thursday after mounting a last-ditch legal bid and stoking defiance among radical supporters who had rallied at …

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