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South Africa Supreme Court Rules Against Zuma In Corruption Charges
South Africa's Supreme Court of Appeal on Monday reversed a decision to dismiss corruption charges against ruling party chief Jacob Zuma, clouding his presidential hopes in this year's elections.

The move clears the way for Zuma to once again face prosecution, but the African National Congress (ANC) said after the ruling that he remains the party's presidential candidate in polls expected as early as April.

But the decision complicates the ANC's election campaign as the party faces a new political challenge from a breakaway party created in the fallout of the Zuma case, which has roiled South African politics for years.

Judge Louis Harms, the court's deputy president, handed down a scathing verdict overturning a lower court ruling that had tossed out the charges against Zuma. The earlier ruling had also implied that former president Thabo Mbeki had meddled in the case.

"Political meddling was not an issue that had to be determined," Harms said as he read out the verdict in a nationally televised hearing.

"Nevertheless, a substantial part of his judgment dealt with this question and in the course of this discussion, it changed the rules of the game. It took his eyes off the ball," Harms said.

The earlier ruling by judge Chris Nicholson failed "to distinguish between allegation, fact and suspicion," Harms said, saying the lower court had made "gratuitous findings."

Nicholson had tossed out the charges on a technicality, saying that prosecutors had a constitutional obligation to speak to Zuma before proceeding with the case.

Harms said that prosecutors had not violated Zuma's rights in taking the case forward.

"Mr Zuma relies on self-created expectations based on his own perceptions of the law and the facts which have always been in dispute," the judge said.

The ANC had used Nicholson's findings to sack Mbeki, sparking a split within the former liberation movement that spearheaded the struggle against apartheid.

Senior ANC members frustrated by Mbeki's sacking have now launched their own party called the Congress of the People, which is gearing up to challenge the elections.

Political analyst Dirk Kotze said the judgement would now loom over the election campaign, especially if prosecutors decide to move quickly with the case against Zuma.

"There are definitely going to be political considerations and a decision to prosecute will have big political ramifications," Kotze said.

Zuma had faced charges ranging from money-laundering to racketeering in a long-running corruption investigation dating back to 2001, which saw the accusations dropped then revived.

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Gaskiya,we need a revolution,the soon the better.

yeah we need clarification from NUC or ministry of Education on how this sch was registered,
was it registered as a sec sch or uni,
cos some of the rules and regulations of the sch are too ridiculous for adults.

I want to know if there are dumps for CCNP

Qbasic?
we are in 2009!
I'd rather suggest u get some sleep instead.

@ poster,
ur post should hav said covenant secondary sch suspends. . .

Ma fu e leti,
ori o da,
omo buruku. . .

lucabrasi:
you can work in the united nations or one of its agencies spread out over africa its best to learn another language though as it ll put you in good stead
you can join the nigerian police force as a graduate and ll have a good chance of reaching the top especially if you improve on your skills
you can work as a political strategist,think thank
you can be a lecturer after your masters

theres enough you can do with a pol science degree,however you r still in your first year and i suggest your concentration should be solely on your studies

@ poster,
this is good advice

we truly live in a lawless society,
if an okada man did half of this,he would either be cooling his feet in a cell or even worse 

A clean one is about 1.4m

oyo for the guy.
Thru thick and thin,come rain or shine,
i'll still be a Nigerian.

hajifaty:
Maybe, we should give these kharki guys another chance.   Meanwhile, during IBB regime we can still use N5 to buy guguru and epa with gari

Yeah,i concur

NL is actually cool,
It provides the opportunity to discuss,agree and disagree with diff ppl from all over. . .

May the fleas of a thousand Afghan camels infest the a*ss of the person that wants to take u away 4rm me,
and may his hands grow too short to scratch it

they are terrorist,but the will soon meet their waterloo

Hausa of course!

I think it will be very difficult to hav an unbiased moderator in the politics section.
Its better The admin of the forum remains the moderator.

there are many fishes in the river.

Eziachi:
What does a minister or a commisioner for information do?

Lie of course!

But don't u guyz think that the our present "leaders" with the way the loot and abuse law are inciting a military coup.
Cos every junta uses the excuse that it had to seize power to save a situation like the one we are facing today.

The girls will tell u be urself,be nice,dont tell lies,
but from experience i know its not true