JOHANNESBURG — Former South African president Jacob Zuma will face old charges of fraud, racketeering and money laundering, prosecutors announced Friday, deepening the legal woes of a leader whose tenure was marked by scandals. The charges relate to an arms deal in the 1990s, when Zuma was deputy president. Zuma, 75, resigned as president last month after he was ordered to do so by his party, the African National Congress. Additionally, a judicial panel is preparing to view allegations of corruption at high levels of the South African government during Zuma’s years in office. South Africa’s main opposition party, which fought for years in court to get charges reinstated against Zuma, welcomed Abrahams’ decision.

Source: National Post March 16, 2018 14:17 UTC