Former president Jacob Zuma sits in the Pietermaritzburg High Court for the hearing. [Reuters]Former president Jacob Zuma’s fraud and corruption case has been postponed to August 10 in the High Court in Pietermaritzburg, SABC news has said. Zuma, whose jailing earlier this month triggered riots, was expected to appear virtually on Monday for the latest hearing in a trial related to an arms deal corruption case. Proceedings were due to start at the Pietermaritzburg High Court. Zuma faces multiple charges of corruption, fraud, racketeering and money laundering over a $2 billion arms deal involving French company Thales (then known as Thomson-CSF), when Zuma was deputy president.

Source: Standard Digital July 20, 2021 09:56 UTC