News about Jacob Zuma

He was the playboy prince and she was the Olympic swimmer-turned-princess. Thirteen years ago, across two wedding ceremonies that cost a combined £53million with accompanying celebrations, Prince Albert of Monaco tied the knot with the then Charlene Wittstock. With a glittering 850-strong guest list that included Sir Roger Moore and Prince Edward, the religious ceremony on July 2 followed the civil nuptials a day earlier. At the latter, Charlene stunned in an off-the-shoulder Armani dress (left) boasting a six-metre train and studded with 40,000 Swarovski crystals and 20,000 mother of pearl tear drops. But the couple's uneasy kiss (inset) - and the fact that at one moment Charlene was in tears (right) - perhaps betrayed the trouble that had already taken place and the further angst that was to come. Days before the big day, rumours began to circulate that Charlene had tried to flee the country on three occasions with a one-way ticket to Johannesburg.

The negotiations go on, but as the deadline for Aussie miner BHP to unveil its formal £39bn bid for London-listed natural resources group Anglo-American arrives later today, a distance between the two sides remains. The bid cliff-edge coincides with today's South African elections so an extension may be a wise course.

In what his party members believe was a deliberate assault, former South African President Jacob Zuma was involved in a car accident involving a inebriated driver. Mr Zuma, 81, was unhurt in this incident, where his 'official armoured state vehicle' was hit in his home province of KwaZulu-Natal. According to a police statement, no one was wounded, including staff of the Presidential Protection Services.' The former president was evacuated and taken to his house,' he said.'

For the most part, a honeymoon is a magical moment, a chance for newlyweds to spend every moment in each other's company. Prince Albert of Monaco and his partner Princess Charlene, on the other hand, decided to celebrate their 2011 nuptials by sleeping ten miles apart in separate hotels. The pair began their holiday in Durban, South Africa, after meeting Jacob Zuma, the Republic's president. Although they arrived together at the concert, a local newspaper announced that they had left the president "in two separate cars." Prince Albert was staying at the Hilton hotel in Durban, according to the fact, but Charlene was bedding down at the Oyster Box Hotel in Umhlanga, more than ten miles up the coast.

As she arrived at the lavish State Banquet held in honor of the visiting South African President, the Countess of Wessex glittered in diamonds. Sophie, 57, and her husband Prince Edward, 58, were among the first of the royal family to dine at Buckingham Palace. In a diamond tiara and matching drop earrings, the late Queen's daughter-in-law looked elegant and dazzled.

The Dubai Court of Appeal ordered Sanjay Shah (pictured) to appear in court as part of a civil lawsuit brought four years by Denmark's tax authority, which has been prosecuting him as part of their probe into one of the country's biggest tax evasion investigations. The complicated scheme, which ran for three years starting in 2012, involved foreign companies claiming tax exemptions that they were not eligible for. In previous interviews with journalists, the 52-year hedge fund manager has maintained his innocence, but he never appeared in Denmark to answer charges. An Emirati court ruled on Monday that Shah would not have to face extradition to the Scandinavian nation, but Danish prosecutors have appealed.

An Emirati court has ruled that a British man suspected of orchestrating a £1.5 billion tax plan would not be extradited to Denmark to face charges. Sanjay Shah, a hedge fund trader, wins over Danish authorities, who sued him for his role in one of the country's biggest fraud cases. Prosecutors can appeal Monday's court decision, which judges refused to explain.