Tag: Jacob

City of Euclid honors fallen officer Jacob Derbin during council meeting

EUCLID, Ohio (WJW) – The City of Euclid is honoring the life of fallen Euclid police officer Jacob Derbin, who was killed in the line of duty earlier this month. A ceremonial resolution was introduced in Derbin’s honor during the Euclid City Council meeting Monday night. Jacob Derbin’s dad throws out ‘perfect first pitch’ at […]

Court rules former South African leader Jacob Zuma cannot stand in election

South Africa’s highest court has ruled that former president Jacob Zuma is not allowed to stand as a candidate for parliament in a national election next week because of a previous criminal conviction. The constitutional court’s decision will likely increase political tensions ahead of the pivotal vote. The court said that a section of the […]

Euclid Officer Jacob Derbin to be laid to rest today

(WJW) – “A true hero” is being remembered Saturday as family, loved ones and police say goodbye to Euclid police officer Jacob Derbin with a funeral mass and burial. Killed in the line of duty The 23-year-old officer was killed Saturday, May 11, when responding to a call at a home in the 300 block […]

Jacob Zuma leads 3-0 in court battles

South Africa’s battle-scarred former President Jacob Zuma is proving he still has a winning streak – recently scoring a hat-trick in the courtroom. For the third time in the last month the 82-year-old has thwarted attempts to stop him, or his new party, from contesting the general election at the end of May. His latest […]

Jacob Zuma wins court battle to stand in South Africa’s election

South Africa’s former President Jacob Zuma is free to run in May’s general election after an electoral court overturned a ban on his candidacy. Last month the electoral commission barred him over a contempt of court conviction. It argued the constitution barred people from holding public office if convicted of a crime and sentenced to […]

South African court rules former leader Jacob Zuma can contest election

South Africa’s Electoral Court on Tuesday ruled that former president Jacob Zuma can run for office in the upcoming election, overturning an earlier decision that had barred him from contesting the polls. The decision paves the way for Mr Zuma to run for president on behalf of the uMkhonto weSizwe Party, a new political organisation […]

South African court rules former leader Jacob Zuma can contest election

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa’s Electoral Court on Tuesday ruled that former President Jacob Zuma can run for office as a lawmaker in the upcoming election, overturning an earlier decision that had barred him from contesting the polls. The decision paves the way for Zuma to run for president on behalf of the uMkhonto weSizwe […]

Former South Africa leader Jacob Zuma barred from running in elections

Former South African President Jacob Zuma is not eligible to run in upcoming elections, the Independent Electoral Commission has ruled. The commission said at a media briefing that it had upheld an objection against Mr Zuma’s candidacy in the May 29 elections. In July 2021, Mr Zuma was sentenced to 15 months in prison for […]