Corruption charges dropped against ANC leader Zuma

The man set to be South Africa’s next president emerged victorious today from a corruption case that dogged him for eight years.

Corruption charges dropped against ANC leader Zuma
Fri, 12 Sep, 2008 - 23:37

The man set to be South Africa’s next president emerged victorious today from a corruption case that dogged him for eight years.

Jacob Zuma, the 66-year-old former guerrilla chief who is leader of the governing African National Congress (ANC), cleared a legal hurdle to his presidential ambitions when a judge dismissed fraud, money laundering and corruption charges.

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