Jacob Zuma named in newly released Epstein emails

Staff Reporter

Newly published US government records relating to disgraced financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein include emails in which aides discussed arranging a private London dinner in 2010 for then South African president Jacob Zuma.

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The US Justice Department said on Friday it had released about 3.5 million pages in response to a law requiring publication of government-held Epstein materials, alongside thousands of videos and images, many with redactions to protect victims’ identities.

Zuma’s name appears in a chain of emails dated