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| South African prosecutors are reportedly considering dropping charges against Jacob Zuma, the man widely tipped to be the next president. | |
| The prosecutors say they are urgently considering new submissions by Mr Zuma's lawyers, which come a month before elections in South Africa. | The prosecutors say they are urgently considering new submissions by Mr Zuma's lawyers, which come a month before elections in South Africa. |
| Reports prosecutors have decided to drop the charges already were denied. | Reports prosecutors have decided to drop the charges already were denied. |
| The ANC leader denies corruption over an arms deal in 1999, saying he is the victim of a political conspiracy. | The ANC leader denies corruption over an arms deal in 1999, saying he is the victim of a political conspiracy. |
| Final hearings in the case were delayed until after elections in April, raising the possibility that the next president could face trial soon after taking office. | Final hearings in the case were delayed until after elections in April, raising the possibility that the next president could face trial soon after taking office. |
| The ruling ANC faces its biggest challenge since the end of apartheid in 1994, but it is still widely expected to win the elections, with Mr Zuma widely tipped to win the presidency. | The ruling ANC faces its biggest challenge since the end of apartheid in 1994, but it is still widely expected to win the elections, with Mr Zuma widely tipped to win the presidency. |
| The BBC's Peter Biles in Johannesburg says opposition parties have condemned any move to drop charges against Mr Zuma, saying it would be a clear interference in the judiciary by the government. | The BBC's Peter Biles in Johannesburg says opposition parties have condemned any move to drop charges against Mr Zuma, saying it would be a clear interference in the judiciary by the government. |