S.Africa's top court rejects' ex-leader Zuma's bid to overturn jail sentence

FILE PHOTO: Former South African President Jacob Zuma, who is facing fraud and corruption charges, sings after his appearance in the High Court in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, May 26, 2021. REUTERS/Rogan Ward/File Photo/File Photo

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -South Africa's top court ruled on Friday that former president Jacob Zuma had failed in his bid to have his 15-month jail sentence for failing to attend a corruption inquiry overturned.

The sentence was handed down after Zuma failed to testify at an inquiry probing corruption during his 9-year rule, one seen as a test of post-apartheid South Africa's ability to enforce the rule of law, particularly against powerful politicians.