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Supreme Court of Appeal upholds ruling to reinstate corruption charges against Zuma

President of the Republic of South Africa, Jacob Zuma Photo:Courtesy

South Africa's Supreme Court of Appeal on Friday upheld a High Court ruling to reinstate hundreds of corruption charges filed against Jacob Zuma before he became president.

State prosecutors set aside the charges in April 2009, paving the way for Zuma -- who has faced and denied numerous corruption allegations made since then -- to run for president later that year.

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