A South African court in Pietermaritzburg gave prosecutors until early September to make their case for more time to prepare corruption charges against Jacob Zuma after lawyers for the would-be-president argued the most explosive case since apartheid should be thrown out.

The corruption trial of would-be South African president Jacob Zuma was postponed today until September, and prosecutors may request for an even longer delay.

Would-be South African president Jacob Zuma, riding high on a wave of support, arrived at the Pietermaritzburg High Court today for the start of a corruption trial that could spell the end of his ambitions for the top job.