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title: "Watch – What Epstein file emails reveal about Jacob Zuma’s London dinner"
description: "When newly released documents related to Jeffrey Epstein were published in January, journalists around the world began searching for any local connections hidden in the records. At Daily Maverick, we did the same — and came across a name we did not expect: Jacob Zuma."
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# Watch – What Epstein file emails reveal about Jacob Zuma’s London dinner

> When newly released documents related to Jeffrey Epstein were published in January, journalists around the world began searching for any local connections hidden in the records. At Daily Maverick, we did the same — and came across a name we did not expect: Jacob Zuma.

By Rebecca Davis · Published 8 February 2026, 21:08 SAST

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