Having resigned in disgrace in February, former president Jacob Zuma is currently facing 16 charges of corruption, money laundering, fraud and racketeering. The charges relate to 783 counts of alleged wrongdoing linked to a $2.5 billion arms deal in the late 1990s when Zuma was deputy president.
Although this might seem like progress in a South Africa where political elites are increasingly seen as corrupt, Zuma’s trial is ‘very much a [historical] case’ – according to Africa analyst Martin Roberts.
