Former president Jacob Zuma appears in the KwaZulu-Natal High Court. He faces charges of fraud, racketeering, corruption and money laundering.
JOHANNESBURG – Former president Jacob Zuma may have appeared in the KwaZulu-Natal High Court for only half-an-hour on Friday morning, but his relaxed demeanour in the dock and defiant address outside grabbed the country’s attention.
Zuma is charged with 16 counts of corruption, money-laundering, fraud and racketeering related to 783 payments he allegedly received in connection with the controversial multi-billion rand arms deal.
The case was postponed to June 8 while the defence mounts an application to review the state’s decision to prosecute him.