Zuma faces new corruption trial after court ruling

AFRICAN National Congress leader Jacob Zuma suffered a legal defeat yesterday that could force him to divide his time between a corruption trial and a presidential campaign.

South Africa’s second- highest court cleared the way for a new corruption trial for Zuma, overturning a lower court’s decision to throw out the case. Supreme Court judge Louis Harms said the original ruling was riddled with errors and ignored basic legal standards.

Prosecutors said they will seek a new trial date, while the ANC insisted Zuma remains its presidential candidate.