THE judge presiding over former South African President Jacob Zuma’s corruption trial recused himself from the case this week, saying he didn’t want there to be any chance that the proceedings could be viewed as biased against Zuma.
It is the latest twist in just one of multiple legal battles involving the 80-year-old former South African leader, who resigned in 2018 amid mounting allegations of corruption but has retained political influence.
Here is a look at the court cases involving Zuma and how they are impacting politics in Africa’s most developed economy.
CORRUPTION TRIAL
Zuma was charged in 2021 with multiple counts of corruption over a multibillion-dollar arms deal that South Africa signed in 1999 with French company Thales, then known as Thomson-CSF. He is accused of taking hundreds of bribes to help Thales get the deal and faces at least 15 years in jail.
Zuma is alleged to have taken
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