 South Africa's constitutional court on Tuesday ruled that former president Jacob Zuma was in contempt of courts. That's because he failed to appear at a corruption inquiry earlier this year. The court also ordered that Zuma be imprisoned for 15 months. The former president failed to appear at the inquiry led by Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zundo in February. The inquiry is examining allegations of high-level graft during Zuma's period in power from 2009 to 2018. But Zuma denies wrongdoing and is so far not cooperated. In the final analysis, the constitutional court makes the following order. 1. The application for direct access is granted. 2. The Helen Seussman Foundation is admitted as Amicus Corriai. 3. It is declared that Mr. Jacob Geleshe Yisazuma is guilty of the crime of contempt of court for failure to comply with the order made by this court in signature of the Judicial Commission of Inquiry into allegations of state capture, corruption and fraud in the public sector, including organs of state versus Jacob Geleshe Yisazuma. Mr. Jacob 4, Mr. Jacob Geleshe Yisazuma is sentenced to undergo 15 months imprisonment. 5. Mr. Jacob Geleshe Yisazuma is ordered to submit himself to the South African Police at Nganjla Police Station or Johannesburg Central Police Station within five calendar days from the date of this order. Hello. Hope you enjoyed the news. Do subscribe to our YouTube channel and don't forget to hit the notification button so you get notified about fresh news updates.