Court in South Africa to hear Zuma's challenge to jail term

The Constitutional Court has agreed to hear former President Jacob Zuma's rescission application which means Zuma will no longer be going to prison on Sunday.

The apex court has agreed that the matter will be heard on July 12.

Zuma was sentenced to 15 months imprisonment after he was found guilty of contempt of court for failing to appear before the Zondo Commission on Tuesday.

After the apex court made its judgment, the following day, the Jacob Zuma foundation released a strong-worded statement denouncing Judge Kampepe's judgment as "judicially emotional and angry and not consistent" with the constitution.

It also stated that Zuma "has never believed he is above the law or the constitution and he has always insisted that he must be treated like every other citizen, and his rights to equal protection of the laws must be respected and protected."

On Friday, Zuma and his legal team filed an urgent application to the Constitutional Court to rescind and reconsider its decision and take into account his unstable health.

The former president was supposed to hand himself over to the police on Sunday.