South Africa’s Zuma to appear in court on corruption charges
South Africa’s former president Jacob Zuma is due to appear in the Durban High Court on Friday to face charges of corruption in a years-old arms deal, as a scandal from the 1990s comes back to haunt him within weeks of his fall from power. The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) last month said it would […]
Ex-South Africa president Jacob Zuma to be charged with corruption
South Africa’s former president Jacob Zuma will be charged with corruption over a massive arms deal in the 1990s. The country’s chief prosecutor has said there are reasonable prospects of a successful prosecution. The 16 charges relate to a 30bn rand ($2.5bn) arms deal in the late 1990s. Chief state prosecutor Shaun Abrahams said: “After […]