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Corruption trial against S African ex-Prez Zuma to start in May
short by Athira Sasidharan / on Tuesday, 23 February, 2021
A South African court has ruled that the corruption case against ex-President Jacob Zuma and French company Thales' $2 billion arms deal will start on May 17. He's being tried on 16 charges of racketeering, fraud, corruption and money laundering. Zuma is also facing criminal charges for refusing to testify before a judicial commission that's probing graft during his rule.
read more at Reuters