The woman, Fezekile Kuzwayo, who accused South Africa's
President Jacob Zuma of rape 10 years ago has died on Saturday. The accusation turned
to high profile case in the country.
The HIV-positive activist grew up around Zuma, who had spent
about 10 years in Robben Island prison with her father, a member of the African
National Congress (ANC), Reuters reports.
"It is with our deepest sorrow that the Kuzwayo family
announces the passing of our daughter Fezekile Ntsukela Kuzwayo,"
Fezekile's mother Beauty Sibongile Kuzwayo said in a statement on Sunday
without giving details on the cause of her death.
Zuma was acquitted in the case, keeping alive his hopes of
becoming president, which he did in 2009.
Zuma pleaded not guilty to raping "Khwezi" at his
Johannesburg home, but his lawyers said he did have consensual sex with the
then 31-year-old woman.
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