S.A's Jacob Zuma:" I do not fear prison".


A defiant South African President Jacob Zuma says he doesn't fear prison days after an anti-graft watchdog released a report recommending a judicial probe into alleged corruption.

The "State of Capture" report, which stopped short of saying crimes had been committed, suggested a judge should take the investigation forward into whether Zuma, cabinet members, and some state companies acted improperly in their dealings with wealthy Indian businessmen.

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