PIETERMARITZBURG, South Africa - Court proceedings for former South African president Jacob Zuma were pushed back to Feb. 4 on Tuesday as his legal team said it would appeal a ruling dismissing its attempt to halt prosecution on graft charges for good. Zuma faces charges of corruption, money laundering and racketeering related to a 1999 arms deal. Zuma’s legal team has until the end of this month to appeal last week’s High Court ruling, which found that the allegations against him were serious. The former president, who denies wrongdoing, has argued that the case has been prejudiced by long delays and that there has been political interference in his prosecution. The scandals around Zuma also severely hurt investor confidence in South Africa’s economy, the most developed in sub-Saharan Africa.

Source: thestar October 15, 2019 09:09 UTC