Zuma graft trial to resume despite deadly S.Africa protestsZuma is accused of widespread corruption but denies the chargesJOHANNESBURG - The dragging corruption trial of South Africa's jailed ex-president Jacob Zuma resumes on Monday despite deadly violence that swept the nation after his imprisonment in an unrelated case. But things took a nasty turn when on June 29, Zuma was found guilty of contempt of South Africa's top court for snubbing graft investigators probing his tenure as president. Carl Niehaus, a close friend of Zuma, told reporters this week that there was no "coordinated campaign to lead to looting and violence". South Africa's ruling African National Congress (ANC) party forced Zuma -- who is a member of the country's dominant Zulu ethnic group -- to resign in 2018 after mounting graft scandals. Ralph Mathekga, author of "When Zuma Goes", says judges in the graft case will not bow to "political pressure".

Source: Bangkok Post July 18, 2021 05:37 UTC