Duduzane Zuma


Duduzane Zuma is the son of the former President of South Africa, Jacob Zuma and his wife Kate Zuma, and the twin brother of Duduzile Zuma.

Biography

Zuma came to prominence between 2007 and 2009 when his father became the president of the African National Congress and later the President of South Africa, after which Zuma suddenly became the director of a number of South African businesses.

Controversy

In 2014, the Randburg Magistrates Court found that Zuma's negligence had led to the deaths of 30-year-old Phumzile Dube and later Jeanette Mashaba when his Porsche collided with a taxi. The National Prosecuting Authority declined to prosecute. In July 2018, his culpable homicide case was reopened after he arrived back in South Africa for a family funeral. His passport was withdrawn and he has appeared in the Randburg Magistrates Court several times since. In July 2019 Zuma was acquitted on all counts.
Zuma met further controversy when he joined the companies of his father's friends, the Gupta family. It has been suggested that he was involved in the state capture of PRASA with the tender meant to be given to the Chinese; PRASA has taken legal action to recover the stolen money.
In March 2017, he accused Pravin Gordhan of putting pressure on the central bank to close all his bank accounts.
In February 2018, it was reported that Zuma was wanted in connection with the Vrede Dairy Project in the Free State, which allegedly saw politicians and businesspeople fraudulently pocketing millions from the project earmarked for emerging black farmers.

Businesses

Zuma married Shanice Stork in 2015.

Philanthropy

In 2017, Zuma pledged to donate his shares of the Oakbay media companies ANN7 and The New Age to the National Youth Development Programme.