Zuma Daughter To Face Terrorism Charges Over Social Media Posts

Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla, a lawmaker with the uMkhonto weSizwe Party, or MKP, will appear in court in Durban on Thursday, the party said in a statement posted on social media platform X. It appealed to its supporters to picket peacefully outside the court.

The state will charge Zuma-Sambudla with inciting terrorism, News24 reported paywall, citing a person it didn't identify. MKP spokesman Nhlamulo Ndhlela initially confirmed that Zuma-Sambudla's lawyers had been served with the charges, but later said she was unaware of them, the Cape Town-based website said.

News24, citing a Zuma family insider, said the charges against Zuma-Sambudla centre on incendiary social media posts she made at the time, mainly on Twitter now X.

Jacob Zuma founded the MKP in late 2023 and it went on to win almost 15 of the vote in elections held the following year, depriving the ANC of the parliamentary majority it had held for three decades. The ANC then formed a 10-party coalition government and the MKP became the main opposition, challenging the new administration at every turn.

MKP communications manager Sipho Tyira didn't answer his phone when called for comment. Ndhlela's phone has been "compromised" and he is temporarily unavailable, the party said in a separate statement on X.