Zuma, who was ousted from the ruling African National Congress in 2018 after nearly two decades as president, has pleaded not guilty to charges of corruption, money laundering and racketeering in the long-running case over the $2 billion arms deal in the 1990s. 
Zuma amene anatulutsidwa ku chipani cholamulira boma cha African Congress mu 2018 patatha zaka pafupifupi makumi awiri(20) ali mtsogoleri wapezeka wosalakwa pa milandu ya katangale, kupanga ndalama zambili mosayenera komanso kupanga malonda osayenera komanso achinyengo mu mlandu womwe wakhala ukayenda kwa kanthawipanjhani ya kugura zida za nkhodndo mwa chinyengo mu zaka za m'ma 1990.