Zuma has unspecified surgery and remains in hospital with more operations planned days before the corruption trial. Jailed former South African President Jacob Zuma has undergone unspecified surgery and remains in hospital with more operations planned, prison authorities said. Zuma, serving a 15-month sentence in Estcourt prison for contempt of court, was sent to a hospital outside for observation on …
JOHANNESBURG — Former South African President Jacob Zuma accepted more than 700 bribes over the course of a decade before he was president, including cash payments from French arms company Thales, prosecutors alleged on the first day of Zuma’s corruption trial on Wednesday. Zuma agreed to accept annual payments of around $40,000 from Thales, prosecutors alleged, in return for him …
Corruption case relating to $2bn arms deal adjourned until May 26 as defence raises concerns over the lead prosecutor. A corruption case against former South African President Jacob Zuma and French company Thales related to a $2bn arms deal was adjourned on Monday to May 26, and the defence lawyer said Zuma would plead not guilty when the hearing finally …
