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S. Africa's Zuma seeks to have corruption case scrapped

South African former President Jacob Zuma. . FILE | NATION MEDIA GROUP

South Africa's former President Jacob Zuma on Friday lodged a court application to try to have quashed $2.5-billion corruption case linked to a 1990s arms deal, state prosecutors said.

Mr Zuma has been charged with 16 counts of fraud, racketeering and money laundering relating to the arms deal dating back to before he took office in 2009.

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