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S.Africa's Zuma, Mantashe referred for criminal investigations, graft inquiry says

FILE PHOTO: Former South African President Jacob Zuma enters the High Court in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, January 31, 2022. Jerome Delay/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

A South African corruption inquiry said on Tuesday it had referred former president Jacob Zuma and current mineral resources minister Gwede Mantashe for investigation by law enforcement with a view to establishing potential graft charges.

The inquiry was established in 2018 to examine allegations of high-level graft during Zuma's nine years in power from 2009, and is publishing its findings after more than three years of investigations.

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