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South African court insists Zuma must face corruption charges
The Supreme Court of Appeal in South Africa has ruled that embattled President Jacob Zuma must face charges of corruption, fraud, racketeering and money laundering levelled against him.
Reports say the charges had been set aside eight years ago, enabling Mr Zuma to become president but the Supreme Court agreed with a lower court ruling last year that prosecutors could bring back 783 counts of corruption relating to a 1999 arms deal.
Zuma, who has always maintained his innocence in a statement in his office said; “The ruling was “disappointing”, but anticipated.”
Read also: South Africa’s Zuma faces vote of no confidence for umpteenth time
Last month, the housing minister of South Africa and presidential hopeful, Lindiwe Sisulu called on the ruling African National Congress (ANC) to discipline Zuma for bringing the party into disrepute.
According to Sisulu who is seen as an outside bet to become the next president, Zuma’s scandal had caused tensions and disquiet within the party going by a report presented at the ANC’s policy conference in July.
Four weeks ago, Zuma for the eighth time survived a vote of no confidence after the South African parliament conducted a secret ballot vote to decide his fate.
According to reports, after a two-hour debate and lengthy voting process, Zuma survived the secret ballot vote.
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yanju omotodun
October 14, 2017 at 5:02 pm
How I wish such can happen in Nigeria as well but the language will be immunity
Animashaun Ayodeji
October 15, 2017 at 6:53 am
It can’t happen in Nigeria, it all lies in our anti corruption strategy and firmness of our judiciary. South Africa by better than Nigeria
seyi jelili
October 14, 2017 at 5:06 pm
Zuma will always survive since they have been appaling him
JOHNSON PETER
October 14, 2017 at 5:10 pm
I have no business with South Africa or Zuma, my own is that, the Nigerians over there should come home to avoid being killed
Animashaun Ayodeji
October 15, 2017 at 6:52 am
Any corrupt individual deserves to be probed irrespective of the public office he’s handling.
Anita Kingsley
October 15, 2017 at 6:54 am
The problem is that Nigerians will always wish for things going on in other countries and forgetting the realities of things in wor own can country, Nigeria. This can never happen in Nigeria because our system of government doesn’t condone that.
Abeni Adebisi
October 15, 2017 at 7:04 am
This doesn’t o only happen in Nigeria, this is clear indication that African politics Are similar in nature. Zumba will end up winning the case or the court will simply forget about the case