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South Africa's ex-president Jacob Zuma makes a surprise court appearance in his latest bid to replace the chief prosecutor in a long-running corruption trial over a 1990s arms deal. Aged 79, Zuma was in September released from prison due to ill health two months into a 15-month jail sentence for refusing to collaborate with a graft probe into his 2009-18 presidency. IMAGES
Forced to resign three years ago in the face of a litany of corruption scandals, embattled former South African president Jacob Zuma is back in court in a graft case dating back more than two decades, where he faces 16 charges of fraud, graft and racketeering relating to a 1999 purchase of fighter jets, patrol boats and military gear from five European arms firms for 30 billion rand -- equal to almost $5.0 billion at the time. IMAGES
South Africa's ruling ANC suspends the country's former president Jacob Zuma from the party. "The NEC concluded that exceptional circumstances exist to justify and warrant an immediate decision to suspend former ANC President Jacob Zuma in line with Rule 25.60," says ANC secretary general Fikile Mbalula. SOUNDBITE
Pro-Zuma (Jacob Zuma)ANC members sing while arriving at the ANC conference. Outside the premises, expelled African National Congress member Carl Niehaus demonstrates alongside other with signs reading "Ramaphosa must go". IMAGES
The ex-leader of South Africa, Jacob Zuma, accuses the current president, Cyril Ramaphosa, of "corruption" saying that his conduct has been "inconsistent with the nature of that office and the constitution itself". SOUNDBITE
South Africa's ex-president Jacob Zuma attends court in the eastern city of Pietermaritzburg where he is on trial for corruption. IMAGES
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