Zuma-Sambudla's social media account played significant role in lead-up to July unrest, court hears

A digital expert has analysed several of Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla's previous tweets as the prosecution seeks to solidify its case that she incited the July 2021 unrest.

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Cyber crime expert for the Hawks, Janine Steynburg, was in the dock on Monday afternoon. Trent, who probed Zuma-Sambudla's tweets and also opened a case against her in 2021, reiterated before the court that the accused's social media account played a significant role in the lead-up to the unrest.

Steynburg presented evidence of specific posts, stating: "On 9 July 2021, the accused published a poster promoting the shutdown of KwaZulu-Natal. In the tweet, she states: 'Until President Zuma is free, safe alive, I agree with this amandla.'"

Zuma-Sambudla is charged with incitement to commit terrorism and public violence.