News24 | Nyet! Presidency, Dirco silent on who footed bill for Zuma's Zim, Russia escapades

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Former president Jacob Zuma travelled to a forum in Zimbabwe on behalf of his new enigmatic organisation before flying to Russia weeks before he was ordered back to prison. (Graphic by Sharlene Rood)

Former president Jacob Zuma travelled to a forum in Zimbabwe on behalf of his new enigmatic organisation before flying to Russia weeks before he was ordered back to prison. (Graphic by Sharlene Rood)

The Presidency and the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (Dirco) have refused to disclose who financed former president Jacob Zuma's international travels last year while he was working with a new, enigmatic and unregistered Belarusian organisation.

On Monday, News24 reported on Zuma's escapades with the Belarus African Foreign Trade Organisation (Bafta), of which he is a board member.

These escapades spanned from Zimbabwe to Russia between July and August of last year. 

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