Former South Africa President, Jacob Zuma will again appear in court today on charges bordering on corruption among others.
Zuma is expected to plead not guilty to corruption, fraud, racketeering and money laundering charges over a $2 billion arms deal when he was deputy president.
Zuma, who was president between 2009-2018, faces 18 counts relating to the 1999 deal.
He has rejected the charge and says he is the victim of a politically motivated witch hunt by a rival faction of the ruling African National Congress.
Zuma is accused of accepting 500,000 rand ($34,000) annually from French arms company Thales, in exchange for protecting the company from an investigation into the deal.
He however continues to deny the charge.
Besides entering a plea at the court in the High Court in Pietermaritzburg, Zuma’s defence team is expected to first call for the recusal of state prosecutor Billy Downer, on the grounds that he has “no title to prosecute”.
