The Jacob Zuma Foundation is a foundation created by former

South African President The president of South Africa is the head of state and head of government of the Republic of South Africa. The president heads the executive branch of the Government of South Africa and is the commander-in-chief of the South African Natio ...

Jacob Zuma. Following Zuma's arrest and imprisonment for contempt of court, the foundation has made a number of public statements in his support. These have ranged from denouncing Zuma's sentence, justifying violent protests, which caused 342 deaths during the

2021 South African unrest The 2021 South African unrest, also known as the Zuma unrest or Zuma riots, was a wave of civil unrest occurred in South Africa's KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng provinces from 9 to 18 July 2021, sparked by the imprisonment of former President Jaco ...

, to issuing statements expressing concern for Zuma's health during his imprisonment.

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* Jacob Zuma Foundations based in South Africa Civic and political organisations based in Johannesburg {{SouthAfrica-org-stub