President Jacob Zuma could pocket more than R1-million if he accepts a settlement offer by British newspaper The Guardian, writes Werner Swart in The Times.
The Times has learned that the newspaper, which published an allegedly defamatory column by author Simon Jenkins, under the headline “Get used to a corrupt and chaotic South Africa. But don’t write it offâ€ÂÂ, on March6, has offered Zuma about £100000 (R1.3-million) in compensation.
Zuma was said to be furious about Jenkins quoting in his column a friend as saying God is “about to give us a criminal and a rapist as presidentâ€ÂÂ.
Jenkins went further by saying that Zuma, who had not then been elected president, was “just another African crony politician for whom power is not about government but personal enrichmentâ€ÂÂ.
The UK newspaper removed the article from its website after Zuma lodged a claim against it.
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