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Spotlight | South Africa
Zuma-Thales trial to restart amid more Teflon tactics

Former South African President Jacob Zuma.
Former South African President Jacob Zuma. © Yeshiel Panchia/EFE/EPA
Jacob Zuma and the French defence firm are due back in the dock on 11 April for the resumption of their corruption trial. The former president may have been a dab hand at throwing spanners into the legal works, but he has also faced some setbacks. [...]
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