Event Brief
Judge rules Zuma graft trial should proceed
Filed: May 15, 2026 at 6:03 AM ET
Summary: A judge ruled that Jacob Zuma’s decades-long graft case against Thales should go ahead.
WHO: A judge
WHAT: Ruled that the graft trial of Jacob Zuma and French defence company Thales should proceed
WHEN: May 15, 2026 at 4:45 AM ET
WHERE: South Africa
WHY: To allow the decades-long graft case against Jacob Zuma and Thales to proceed after the ruling.
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